Mid East – Page 1496 – Prologue Journal

Gaza ceasefire between Islamic Jihad, Israel possibly reached

Jerusalem Post Palestinian sources told various Egyptian media that a ceasefire is likely to come into effect by Tuesday evening. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742648

Panic grips Israeli regime, settlers as Gaza resistance rains down rockets on Tel Aviv

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza have fired rockets towards Israeli cities in retaliation for the regime’s bombardment of the coastal enclave,. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/10/703113/Palestinians-retaliatory-rocket-attacks-at-Tel-Aviv-and-other-Israeli-cities

On the Gaza border: Rockets fly over Israelis’ heads – reporter’s notebook

Jerusalem Post As I began to drive back towards a hill that overlooks the border area I could see streaks of white smoke rising from Gaza. These are the telltale signs of rockets. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742626

Palestinian killed, several injured in fresh Israeli air attacks on Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least one Palestinian is killed and several others, including a young girl, injured as Israeli warplanes launched fresh air raids on the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/10/703107/Fresh-Israeli-strikes-on-Gaza-Strip-leave-Palestinian-killed,-several-others-wounded

Israel Strikes Gaza Again, Saying It Is Targeting Islamic Jihad Rockets

New York Times The airstrikes came as residents of Israel and Gaza braced for more violence after Israel killed three leaders of the militant group in an attack that Palestinian officials said also left nine civilians dead. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-airstrikes.html

2 Visitors Killed at Synagogue in Tunisia by Naval Guardsman

New York Times The guardsman, who the authorities said was shot dead by security officers, mounted the attack at an ancient temple on the island of Djerba. He also killed a guard at his base. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/middleeast/tunisia-shooting-synagogue.html

Why Americans Are Smuggling Fruit Roll-Ups Into Israel

New York Times Travelers have attempted to sneak in hundreds of pounds of the snack after a TikTok trend drove up demand and emptied store shelves. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/middleeast/fruit-roll-ups-smuggle-israel-tiktok.html

Whose Queen? Netflix and Egypt Spar Over an African Cleopatra.

New York Times Egyptians say the influential streaming service is dragging an ancient queen into a modern, and decidedly Western, debate — about Black representation in Hollywood — in which she has no real place. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/middleeast/cleopatra-netflix-race-egypt.html

Israeli forces kill two young Palestinian men in West Bank raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces have killed two young Palestinian men during a military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Qabatiya, the latest in a year-long spike of violence that shows no sign of…

Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near

Jerusalem Post Ahead of Sunday’s elections, a cost of living crisis is now hitting Erdogan’s support in the southeast as elsewhere, threatening his prospects in a tough battle to maintain power. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742599