Mid East – Page 1354 – Prologue Journal

Syrian Torture Hearing Begins in International Court

New York Times The International Court of Justice, in a case brought by Canada and the Netherlands, will determine whether President Bashar al-Assad violated the U.N. Convention Against Torture. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/world/middleeast/icj-syria-torture-human-rights-case.html

Waving Palestinian flag could be a criminal offence, UK home secretary warns

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The British government has urged the police to consider whether waving a Palestinian flag could be a criminal offense. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/11/712495/Waving-Palestinian-flag-could-be-criminal-offence-UK-home-secretary

EU: Israel breaking international law by besieging Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. ‘The United Nation has already said that cutting water, cutting electricity, cutting food, to a mass of civilian people is against international law’.. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/11/712494/EU-admits-Israel-breaking-international-law-with-regard-to-Gaza-blockade

Iraq’s Hezbollah vows to target US bases if Washington aids Israel

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iraq’s anti-terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah threatens to target American bases in Iraq and the entire region if the US intervenes in the Israeli regime’s onslaught against Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/11/712490/Iraq-Hezbollah-warns-US-against-aiding-Israel-Gaza-onslaught

Hamas has killed the two-state solution – opinion

Jerusalem Post By their actions, “moderate” Palestinians have removed themselves from the process of Mideast peacemaking, once and for all. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-767680

Iran’s shadow looms large in Israel-Hamas conflict

Jerusalem Post Amid rising casualties, new evidence points to Iranian involvement in Hamas’ surprise offensive against Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-767675

Jordan struggles with official stance, public views on Hamas-Israel war

Jerusalem Post Despite the government’s neutral statement, public sentiment in Jordan strongly favors the Hamas operation against Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-767665

Bipartisan Group of U.S. Lawmakers Meets With Netanyahu in Israel

New York Times A senator and three representatives met with Israel’s prime minister to express solidarity after the attacks by Hamas. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/world/middleeast/congress-netanyahu-israel.html

Palestine calls Israeli war on Gaza, threat for complete siege ‘genocidal’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestine’s UN envoy vehemently condemns Israel’s underway war against Gaza, and its threat to bring the territory under an all-out siege. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/11/712483/Palestine-Israel-United-Nations-genocidal-war-siege

US to coordinate plan for American, Palestinian citizens to evacuate Gaza – report

Jerusalem Post The plan is to evacuate them all through a southern corridor that leads into Egypt. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-767661