Mid East – Page 1249 – Prologue Journal

PA faces pressure from Israel, US to rein in West Bank terror groups

Jerusalem Post The Palestinian Authority has come under attack for failing to order its security forces to engage IDF soldiers and settlers. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747921

At Least Three Die in Egyptian Building Collapse

New York Times The authorities in Alexandria said three bodies had been pulled from the rubble of the building that collapsed in the city on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/middleeast/egypt-building-collapse-alexandria.html

Defense min. Gallant, Palestinian Authority min. discuss West Bank violence

Jerusalem Post During the conversation, the Defense Minister told al-Sheikh that security forces will continue to eliminate terrorist threats wherever they may be. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747877

Iran played role in creation of the Lions’ Den, Shin Bet head reveals

Jerusalem Post Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar also noted ISIS’s influence behind a terror attack carried out in Beersheba in 2022. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747864

Return of refugees to Syria should not be politicized: President Assad

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria’s President Assad says the issue of the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland needs to be kept out of politics. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/27/706011/Syria-Assad-refuren-refugees-UN

Several injured after Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Nablus

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Several Palestinians sustained injuries near Duma village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, when settlers attacked them. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/27/706008/Palestine-Israel-settlers-Duma-Nablus-Jamma%E2%80%99in-Qaryut-pepper-spray

Hamas condemns Israel’s plan to build new settlements as ‘open aggression’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas lashes out at Israeli plan to build over 5,000 new settler units in the West Bank as ‘open aggression’ on Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/27/706004/Hamas–Israeli-plan-to-build-over-5,000-new-settler-units-amounts-to-open-aggression-on-Palestinians

‘Hate speech was a very useful tool’: Turkish opposition MP slams Erdogan over anti-LGBT rhetoric

Jerusalem Post Turkish opposition MP accuses President Erdogan of using hate speech against the LGBT community for political gains. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747843

Israel approves construction of nearly 5,700 new settler units in West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli authorities approve the construction of nearly 5,700 new settler units in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/26/705993/Israeli-authorities-construction-settler-units-West-Bank-

4 Palestinian prisoners go on open-ended hunger strike behind Israeli bars

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel generally keeps Palestinian prisoners under deplorable conditions lacking proper hygienic standards. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/26/705987/Palestinian%C2%A0prisoners-hunger-strike