Mid East – Page 1417 – Prologue Journal

Palestinian students begin school in open air due to Israeli demolition

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The school was located in the village of Jibb al-Deeb on the outskirts of Bethlehem. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/21/709372/Palestinian-students-open-air-school

Palestinian Man’s Lawyers Say Israeli Police Marked Him With Star of David

New York Times Photos of Arwa Sheikh Ali’s cheek after his arrest showed wounds including triangular marks and lines. The police denied the accusations and said the shapes had been made by an officer’s shoelaces. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/middleeast/israel-palestine-star-of-david.html

Arab local councils protest funding freeze by Israeli minister

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Finance Minister Smotrich has suspended at least 200 million shekels ($52.75 million) of funds allocated for Arab municipalities. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/21/709367/Arab-local-councils-funding-freeze-Israeli-minister

Israeli settler killed, another injured in shooting near al-Khalil

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli woman was shot dead and a man was seriously wounded in a Palestinian retaliatory operation close to the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/21/709344/Israeli-settler-killed,-another-seriously-injured-in-retaliatory-shooting-near-al-Khalil

Palestinian fighters carried out 19 retaliatory attacks in past 24 hours: Report

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 carried out at least 19 retaliatory attacks across the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, according to a report. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/21/709327/Palestinian-fighters-carry-out-19-retaliatory-attacks-in-West-Bank-over-past-24-hours–Center

Extremist Israeli minister plans to spend $31m on settlement security 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. Far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly plans to allocate millions of shekels to step up security in illegal settlements in East al-Quds. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/21/709325/Israel-Ben-Gvir-East-alQuds-settlements

BRICS Debates Adding New Members

New York Times Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will consider at their summit this week whether to admit more countries to their bloc. China wants to expand it, to challenge the West, but the members’ conflicting interests may get in the way. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/asia/brics-summit-members.html

Rare Yemeni artifacts to be put on sale in Israel

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Yemeni researcher says many rare artifacts from Yemen will be offered for sale at an auction in Israel next October. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/21/709322/Yemen-looted-antiquities-sale-Israel

Saudi Border Guards Kill Hundreds of African Migrants on Border, Report Says

New York Times A Human Rights Watch report says the guards regularly fire on African migrants trying to enter the kingdom from Yemen and have killed hundreds in a 15-month period. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-migrants-yemen.html

Turkish-backed extremist groups in Syria sanctioned by US – analysis

Jerusalem Post These groups were often part of the plethora of Syrian rebel groups that operated in northern Syria since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-755508