Mid East – Page 1316 – Prologue Journal

Iran’s naval piracy again targets ships

Jerusalem Post Iran frequently takes ships and uses them as bargaining chips, often using naval commandos to seize the ships. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741589

Syrian media report Israeli airstrikes in Homs

Jerusalem Post Online media sources claimed Syria’s regime air defenses had confronted missiles in the skies over Homs governorate. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741580

What is the US’s key to weakening Iranian influence in the Gulf? – analysis

Jerusalem Post The Cold War-era plane will be updated to increase its capabilities on the modern battlefield, against both Iran and affiliated groups. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741564

Palestinian teenager fatally shot by Israeli forces in Bethlehem

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Palestinian teenager has been fatally shot by Israeli forces during clashes in the south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/28/702376/Palestinian-teenager-Mustafa-Amer-Sabbah-West-Bank-Bethlehem

British vessel comes under ‘attack’ off Yemen’s coast: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A British maritime agency says one of the country’s vessels has come under “attack” off the coast of Yemen, with reports falling short of clarifying circumstances surrounding the incident. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/28/702372/United-Kingdom-Maritime-Trade-Operations-UKMTO-vessel-attack-Nishtun-port

Power outages hit Israel following suspected cyber attack

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Various institutions across Israeli-occupied territories have come under cyber attacks in recent weeks. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/28/702371/Power-outages-hit-Israel-following-suspected-cyber-attack

Iranian trip to Israel-Lebanon border is part of larger symbolic threat – analysis

Jerusalem Post The area of Maroun al-Ras was a key area for Hezbollah staging during the 2006 war with Israel. Now Iran’s foreign minister pays it a visit. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741553

Iran tries to avoid sanctions on its drone engines

Jerusalem Post A new report by Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a UK-based organization, examines the engines in Shahed 136 drones. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741548

Israeli Religious Right Demonstrates for Judicial Changes

New York Times Government ministers addressed the crowd and promised not to give up on the judicial plan, even as talks continue with the opposition for a compromise. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/world/middleeast/israel-march-judiciary-right-wing.html

‘Resistance has response in store to potential Israeli assassination of its leaders’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Islamic Jihad says the resistance has response in store to the Israeli regime’s potential assassination of its leaders. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/27/702342/Palestine-Lebanon-Islamic-Jihad-Hezbollah-warning-Israel-assassination-resistance-leaders