Category: Mid East
Senior Islamic Jihad officials assassinated in IAF strikes on Gaza – report
Jerusalem Post The strikes come less than a week after over 100 rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742463
Read MorePalestinians condemn Israel’s tenders for over 1,000 new 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 Israel Land Authority reportedly published on its website separate tenders for 1,248 new housing units. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/08/703007/West-Bank-al-Quds-Israel-settlement
Read More‘Deeply disturbing’: UN envoy slams Israel’s demolition of Palestinian school
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. “A child’s right to education must be respected,” the United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East said. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/08/703008/-Demolition-of-Palestinian-school-deeply-disturbing–UN-envoy
Read MoreEU cancels event over far-right Israeli minister’s participation
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The European Union has canceled its diplomatic event for Europe Day in Israel over the planned participation of the regime’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/08/703010/European-Union-Itamar-Ben-Gvir-Europe-Day-diplomatic-reception-
Read MoreJerusalem serial rioter who opened Snapchat group for riots indicted
Jerusalem Post Rioter established a Snapchat group chat to organize participation in riots throughout Jerusalem. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742421
Read More‘US military continues to smuggle crude oil from Syria’s Hasakah to northern Iraq’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Dozens of US military tankers reportedly smuggle crude oil from fields in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to areas in neighboring Iraq. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/08/702995/US-military-tankers-smuggle-crude-oil-from-Syria%E2%80%99s-Hasakah-to-northern-Iraq–Report
Read MoreWill Israel, Saudi regional integration herald new diplomacy golden age? – analysis
Jerusalem Post This could be viewed as a kind of Great Game for diplomats. A unique golden age of diplomacy in the Middle East. This is a time when the region is dominated by a return to peace. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742411
Read MorePA fears Hamas planning West Bank ‘coup’
Jerusalem Post The warning came amid an increase in Hamas terror activities in the West Bank and ongoing incitement by the Islamist group against the PA and its security forces. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742405
Read MoreSyrians split over government readmission into Arab League
Jerusalem Post Readmitting Syria into the Arab League was a “shock” for Syrians and would “kill the political process,” said Bader Jamous, the head of the opposition’s negotiating team https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742396
Read MoreDid Jordan carry out airstrikes on drug traffickers in Syria? – analysis
Jerusalem Post Jordan supported Syria’s return to the Arab League but at the same time also wants the war-torn country to crack down on the drug trade. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-742389
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