Mid East – Page 138 – Prologue Journal

Hezbollah lawmaker says Lebanese opponents are working to exclude the group

Jerusalem Post Raad said his group had “extended its hand” by helping to secure Aoun’s election as Lebanon’s president last week, only to find the “hand cut off.” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-837329

Russia says Ukraine attacked its infrastructure of gas pipeline to Turkey

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Ukrainian forces have targeted the infrastructure of Russia’s gas pipeline to Turkey, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/13/740842/Russia-Ukraine-Turkey-Pipeline-Targeted-US-Treasury-Oil-Gas-Tankers-Sanctions-China-India-Kremlin-Peskov-

Qassam Brigades: Over 10 Israeli troops killed in north Gaza within 72 hours

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Qassam Brigades says its fighters have killed more than 10 Israeli soldiers and injured dozens more in the northern Gaza Strip during the past 72 hours. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/13/740843/Over-10-Israeli-soldiers-killed-in-northern-Gaza-within-72-hours,-dozens-more-injured–Qassam-Brigades

Documentary on terrorist Yahya Sinwar’s ‘legacy’ to be released, Khamenei’s media team announces

Jerusalem Post Sinwar was killed by the IDF in October 2024. https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-837287

Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam emerges as possible Prime Minister choice

Jerusalem Post Consultations on the next prime minister of the country are expected to end on January 13. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837299

Talks on Gaza Cease-Fire and Hostage Releases: What to Know

New York Times The negotiations appeared to be gaining momentum on Monday as Arab and American mediators pushed for an agreement before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/world/middleeast/gaza-cease-fire-talks-hostages-israel-hamas.html

Iran claims to expand its drone armada, AI capabilities

Jerusalem Post Iran is bolstering the capabilities of its army after the fall of the Assad regime and as it prepares for the incoming Trump administration. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837292

At least 13 Israeli troopers killed, injured in retaliatory op in northern Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian resistance fighters have killed and wounded 13 Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza, media outlets reported. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/13/740834/Palestinian-resistance-fighters-kill-and-wound-13-Israeli-soldiers-in-northern-Gaza

Extremist minister says seeking to settle one million Israelis 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. The Israeli regime’s housing minister calls for the illegal settling of one million Israelis in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/13/740828/Israeli-minister-Goldknopf-settling-West-Bank

Ex-State Dept. officials confirm US bombs used in children massacres in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. American government officials who resigned in protest over Washington’s role in the Israeli war on Gaza have confirmed the US complicity in Israel’s genocide. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/13/740830/Whistleblowers-US-complicity-Israel-genocide