Mid East – Page 1417 – Prologue Journal

Iran Warns That ‘Multiple Fronts’ Will Open if Israel’s Gaza Attacks Continue

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/middleeast/iran-gaza-israel-hamas.html

Former UK diplomat Craig Murray detained after supporting Hamas, Hezbollah

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A former British diplomat-turned-dissident is detained after reportedly voicing support for the people of Palestine. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/16/712863/Britain-detention-former-ambassador-support-Hamas-Hezbollah

Hamas Posts Hostage Video of Woman Abducted From Israeli Music Festival

New York Times The video, of Mia Shem, 21, was the first Hamas has released of any of its nearly 200 hostages. It showed her being treated for an arm injury and speaking to the camera. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/middleeast/hamas-hostage-video-israel.html

Israel Invites Biden to Visit as Gaza’s Crisis Worsens Under Siege

New York Times President Biden weighed an extraordinary invitation to visit Israel as it readies a possible invasion of Gaza in response to terrorist attacks in Israeli history. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/middleeast/israel-biden-gaza.html

Israel Prepares for Invasion by Using Phone Data to Track Gazans Fleeing

New York Times The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during an expected ground invasion, even as deadly airstrikes continue. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/middleeast/gaza-invasion-israel-cellphone-data.html

Social Media Users Accuse Facebook, Instagram of Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Posts

New York Times Meta has cautioned that some content might be temporarily suppressed or suspended as it sifts through millions of posts spreading across its platforms. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-war-social-media.html

Hamas seeks Palestinian prisoners’ release, says will free non-Israeli captives

Jerusalem Post Hamas, which like other factions has long called for the release of the roughly 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-768716

Israeli soldiers to be ‘buried’ in Gaza if they set foot there: Hamas

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A senior Hamas official warns Israeli forces will be “buried” in the Gaza Strip if they press ahead with their brutal aggression against Palestinians and dare set foot in the coastal area. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/16/712859/Palestinian-resistance-movement-Hamas-Israeli-occupation-forces-Gaza-Strip-

Turkey discusses with Hamas the release of civilian hostages -foreign ministry source

Jerusalem Post Ankara, which initially condemned civilian deaths and called for restraint, has toughened its rhetoric against Israel, saying Israel’s response to Hamas in Gaza amounted to a “massacre’ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-768704

Amid war on Gaza, Colombia says Israel’s envoy must ‘apologize and leave’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel’s Gali Dagan has censured Colombia’s President Petro for supporting Palestine. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/16/712857/Colombia-Petro-Gali-Dagan-Gaza