Mid East – Page 1441 – Prologue Journal

Israeli Father Tells of Moment His Children Were Kidnapped

New York Times Yoni Asher says his wife and two daughters, ages 5 and 3, were kidnapped from an Israeli border town by gunmen on Saturday and taken to Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-father-kidnap.html

Biden ‘betrayed’ promise to reassess Saudi ties over Khashoggi murder: Activists

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US President Joe Biden has been accused of breaking his promise to re-evaluate Saudi ties over the state-sponsored murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/09/712360/Biden-betrayed-promise-reassess-Saudi-ties-Khashoggi-murder

Iran, Iraq call for emergency OIC meeting to help Palestine

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq call for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help Palestine amid incessant Israeli acts of aggression. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/09/712358/Iran-Iraq-call-for-emergency-OIC-meeting-help-Palestine

Oil Prices Jump on Fighting in Israel and Gaza

New York Times After flirting with $100 a barrel this summer, crude prices had fallen significantly in the past week on the expectation that demand was waning. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/business/israel-gaza-oil-prices.html

People of Pakistan hold rally in solidarity with Palestinians

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Pakistanis stage a demonstration in the capital Islamabad to voice their solidarity with Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/09/712349/Pakistanis-solidarity-with-Palestinians

Muslim community in Cape Town gathers at mosque in solidarity with Palestinians

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Several hundred members of the Muslim community in Cape Town gathered at the Al Quds mosque in solidarity with Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/09/712355/Muslim-community-in-Cape-Town-gathers-at-mosque-in-solidarity-with-Palestinians

Former Israeli Military Spokesman Paints Grim Picture of Fighting

New York Times Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus called the situation “dire” on Sunday and said that the military had sent at least 100,000 reservists to southern Israel near the border with Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-conricus-fighting.html

Israeli forces gun down 5 Palestinian youths in violent raids across West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces gun down five Palestinian youths in violent raids throughout the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/09/712348/Palestine-Israel-forces-kill-five-Palestinian-youths-West-Bank

Four Argentinian-Israelis dead, others missing from kibbutzes after Hamas attack

Jerusalem Post Argentina is home to an estimated 180,000 Jews, the sixth-largest Jewish population of any country in the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-765311

IDF soldier on Gaza border on Saturday: ‘They caught us off guard’

Jerusalem Post The female soldier said, “the terrorists roamed our base.” https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-765230