Category: Mid East
Israeli ‘airstrike’ puts Aleppo airport out of service, Syria says
Jerusalem Post Runways at the airport were damaged in the alleged attack, rendering it out of service, according to Syrian officials. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-756491
Read MoreOver 170 Israeli settlers intrude into al-Aqsa Mosque
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces prevented Palestinian worshipers from entering the mosque. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/27/709751/Israeli-settlers-Aqsa
Read MoreHamas: Our response will be firm if Israel attacks resistance leaders
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas has warned that any Israeli attack on its leaders will be “strongly” responded. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/27/709737/Hamas-Israel-Arouri
Read MoreQatar: We don’t have a war with Israel, the issue is the ‘occupation’
Jerusalem Post Qatar’s prime minister said the country backed the Arab Peace Initiative in respect to Israel and pushed for the establishment of a Palestinian state. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-756454
Read MoreMonths After Earthquake, Syrians Feel Forgotten
New York Times In northwestern Syria, a devastating quake six months ago compounded the damage of years of civil war. U.S. lawmakers just visited for the first time in a decade. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/world/middleeast/syria-earthquake-rebuilding.html
Read MoreUN schools in Gaza begin school year uncertain if they will stay open
Jerusalem Post The UNRWA is short of nearly $200 million needed to pay for staff salaries and keep the services running until the end of 2023. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-756433
Read MoreFive Palestinians wounded after Israeli forces raid camp 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. At least five Palestinians were injured after Israeli forces fired bullets during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied northwestern West Bank city of Tulkarm. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/27/709722/Israeli-forces-injure-Palestinians-in-raid-on-occupied-West-Bank-refugee-camp
Read MoreHamas calls on Sierra Leone to scrap plan to open embassy in al-Quds
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas condemned Sierra Leone’s plan to open an embassy in occupied al-Quds, denouncing the decision as an “infringement on Palestinian people’s rights.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/27/709717/Hamas-condemns-Sierra-Leone-s-plan-to-open-embassy-in-occupied-al-Quds-
Read MoreHamas warns Israel of ‘unprecedented defeat’ should it start ‘all-out’ war
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas warned that Israel will face an ‘unprecedented defeat’ in case the regime begins an ‘all-out war’ in the region. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/27/709705/Palestinian-resistance-movement-Hamas-all-out-war-Israel-unprecedented-defeat-Saleh-al-Arouri
Read MoreSyria rejects US, France accusations over false-flag 2013 chemical attack
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria denounced recent ‘false accusations’ by France and the United States over a chemical attack on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in August 2013. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/27/709699/Syria-dismisses-false-accusations-by-France-US-over-2013-Ghouta-chemical-attack
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