Mid East – Page 1487 – Prologue Journal

Hamas still holds sway in Gaza, 16 years after ‘bloody coup’

Jerusalem Post “Hamas won, Palestine lost”: Amid a power struggle between Hamas and Fatah, the 16th anniversary of the terrorist group’s takeover passed unnoticed. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746302

China, Palestine pledge to establish strategic partnership

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have vowed to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/14/705271/Chinese-Palestinian-presidents-pledge-to-establish-strategic-partnership

Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect president for 12th time

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Lebanese lawmakers have failed in their 12th attempt to elect a president and fill in the country’s presidential vacuum. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/14/705265/Lebanon-parliament-fails-attempt-elect-president

Mentally disabled Palestinian shot dead during Israeli raid 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. Israeli forces kill a young Palestinian man and wound several others during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/14/705249/Israeli-forces-kill-mentally-disabled-Palestinian,-injure-8-others-in-West-Bank-raid

Lebanese parliament to make 12th attempt to elect president

Jerusalem Post The presidency has remained vacant since October, exacerbating Lebanon’s already severe political and economic crisis. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746238

Syrian soldier ‘seriously injured’ in fresh Israeli aggression against Damascus

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli regime targets the Syrian capital of Damascus, injuring a Syrian soldier. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/14/705240/Syria-Israel-airstrikes-Damascus-Syrian-soldier-seriously-injured

Analysts: Saudi Arabia, China undermining US influence in the Middle East

Jerusalem Post China has been ramping up its economic, diplomatic and military activities, encouraged by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746217

Iranian diplomat claims he met French, German, UK counterparts in UAE

Jerusalem Post The meeting with the Europeans comes in the wake of reports that a US envoy traveled to Oman to discuss issues relating to Iran. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746172

Arab League warns of Israeli plans to build thousands more settler units

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Arab League warns of Israeli plans to build thousands more settler units in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/13/705226/Palestine-Israel-West-Bank-Arab-League-

Beijing hosts first-of-its-kind counterterrorism talks with Iran, Pakistan

Jerusalem Post The meeting represents the Chinese ambition to replace the US as the main player in the Middle East. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746194