Mid East – Page 13 – Prologue Journal

US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire

Jerusalem Post The diplomacy aims to end a conflict that has inflicted massive devastation in Lebanon since Israel went on the offensive against Hezbollah in September. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-829963

Middle East Airlines Has Become an Unlikely National Hero in Lebanon

New York Times Middle East Airlines has managed to fly through regional and civil wars since the 1960s. And it is still in the skies today. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/world/middleeast/middle-east-airlines-lebanon.html

U.S. Envoy Set for 2nd Day of Talks on Cease-Fire in Lebanon

New York Times Amos Hochstein, a top Biden administration envoy to the Middle East, has seldom stayed overnight on trips to Beirut over the past year, so the extended visit may be a positive sign. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/world/middleeast/lebanon-cease-fire-amos-hochstein.html

Nov. 19: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza and Lebanon, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime on Tuesday, November 19. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/11/20/737581/nov-19-axis-resistance-ops-against-israeli-occupation-gaza-lebanon

PM Sudani slams Israeli letter to UNSC as ‘pretext to justify aggression against Iraq’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Iraqi PM has warned that an Israeli letter to the UN Security Council could serve as a pretext for attacking his country. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/11/20/737573/Iraqi-PM-denounces-Israel-s-letter-to-UN-Security-Council-as-pretext-for-aggression

‘Complicit in genocide’: Canada protesters stage sit-in at factory selling weapons to Israel

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Around 100 protesters have demanded the Collins Aerospace factory in Canada stop selling weapons components for military aircraft bound for Israel. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/11/20/737571/Canada-protesters-Collins-Aerospace-factory-demand-stop-selling-weapons-components-military-aircraft-Israel-Gaza-war

Israel abducts patients, doctors from Gaza hospital as war on health sector condemned

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli military attacks the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, brutally abducting medical staff and patients. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/11/20/737570/Israel-attack-Gaza-hospital-abductions-killings-Kamal-Adwan-war-genocide

Hamas: ‘Sanctions reveal US support for Israel, its crimes’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas has slammed as a criminal act the new round of US sanctions against a number of its leaders. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/11/20/737564/Hamas–%E2%80%98Sanctions-reveal-US-support-for-Israel,-its-crimes%E2%80%99

Iran Suggests Pausing High Levels of Uranium Enrichment to Avoid Censure, Monitor Says

New York Times Iran has raised the possibility it would stop expanding its stockpile of uranium enriched to a purity of 60 percent — very close to the level needed for a weapon, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/middleeast/1iran-bomb-grade-nuclear-fuel.html

Cigarettes for $1,000: regulated aid in Gaza leads to rise in looters, smugglers

Jerusalem Post The blockade and tightly regulated aid have led to the resurgence of the smuggling industry. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-829922