Mid East – Page 1414 – Prologue Journal

Violence spikes between Israelis and Palestinians, risking regional conflict

Jerusalem Post More than 210 Palestinians and 35 Israelis have been killed so far this year, the highest death toll in the conflict since 2005, with some blaming Iran’s influence in the West Bank. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-756191

Hamas slams Israeli plan to increase number of settlers 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. Hamas resistance movement has denounced the Israeli plan to increase the number of extremist Jewish settlers in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/25/709585/Hamas-condemns-Israeli-plan-to-increase-number-of-settlers-in-occupied-West-Bank

UK seeks to block ICJ ruling on Israeli occupation of Palestine: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Britain is reportedly trying to stop the ICJ from condemning the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/25/709583/UK-seeks-to-block-ICJ-ruling-on-Israeli-occupation-West-Bank-report

West Bank terror attacks show Iran has become a bigger threat

Jerusalem Post MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: The recent terrorist attack in the West Bank and Iran’s boasting about its ability to influence attacks in the West Bank showcase the danger of Tehran’s hand. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-756137

New York City mayor’s Israel trip sparks controversy, outrage

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. New York leaders, Jewish Americans and Palestinian Americans have accused the mayor of ‘siding with oppressors’ and are calling the trip “outrageous”. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/24/709549/Palestine-Mayor-Eric-Adams-Netanyahu-Yisrael-Gantz-Israel-West-Bank-

Turkish FM in Kurdistan region of Iraq after Baghdad visit

Jerusalem Post Authorities in Erbil are approaching the topic in a sensitive manner as they don’t want airstrikes throughout their region but they want warm ties with Ankara. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-756033

Israeli minister says Jewish rights to safety outweighs those of Arabs

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli minister says his right to safe movement in the West Bank is more important than rights of Palestinians for free movement there. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/24/709528/Palestine-Israel-Itamar-Ben-Gvir-West-Bank-Palestinians

Unprecedented number of Israelis seek European passports: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. European embassies in Tel Aviv record an unprecedented increase in the number of Israelis applying for a passport or an immigration visa in recent months. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/24/709524/Israelis-European-passports-visas

BRICS swings big with invitation of Middle East countries – analysis

Jerusalem Post The Middle East has become more important in recent years, not less important, and BRICS acknowledges this. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-755997

Lebanon launches offshore gas exploration with international partners but crisis remains

Jerusalem Post Without structural reforms and a sovereign wealth fund, experts say, Lebanon’s new maritime gas field won’t end its economic malaise https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-755965