Category: Mid East
Aid Is Unlikely to Flow Into Gaza on Friday, Officials Say
New York Times Egypt, Israel, the United States and the United Nations were still negotiating over thorny issues, including who would inspect the shipments for weapons, officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-israel.html
Read MoreIraqis stage sit-in at Iraq-Jordan border calling for end to Gaza blockade
Jerusalem Post “No to Israel and normalization,” protesters chanted while waving Palestinian flags. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-769410
Read More13 Palestinians and an Israeli Officer Killed as Violence Surges in West Bank
New York Times The deadliest fighting occurred in the Nur Shams refugee camp, where Israeli forces also carried out a rare drone strike. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/world/middleeast/west-bank-israel-drone.html
Read MoreHere’s the latest on the war.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/world/middleeast/heres-the-latest-on-the-war.html
Read MoreHezbollah vows Israeli attack on journalists ‘won’t go unanswered’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement states that the Israeli killing of civilians and threats to Lebanon’s security will not go unanswered. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/20/713078/Hezbollah-Israeli-killing-of-civilians-threats-to-Lebanon-security-wont-go-unanswered
Read MoreIndian company stops sales to Israel over regime’s atrocities in Gaza
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Indian apparel company decides to stop selling uniforms to the Israeli police in protest against the occupying regime’s crimes against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/20/713081/Indian-company-stops-sales-to-Israel-over-Gaza-
Read MoreIsraeli attack on church kills ‘large number’ of displaced Gazans
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A “large number” of displaced people sheltering at a church compound in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli air attack, the Palestinian interior ministry says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/20/713080/Israel-airstrike-Gaza-church-civilians-killed
Read MoreAbbas, foreign heads of state to attend ‘peace summit’ in Cairo Saturday
Jerusalem Post Here’s who’s planning to attend. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-769387
Read More‘The Persian Version’ Director Has Always Lived in the In-Between
New York Times In her new film, Maryam Keshavarz finds both gravity and levity in the struggle to reconcile her Iranian heritage and her life in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/movies/persian-version-director-keshavarz.html
Read MoreWho in Jerusalem supports Hamas?
Jerusalem Post During the past week, at least 40 people in Jerusalem, including a teacher, have been arrested and held for further investigation for supporting Hamas. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-769201
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