Mid East – Page 1505 – Prologue Journal

Egypt, Qatar helped broker ceasefire with Israel, Palestinians say

Jerusalem Post The assessment in the Gaza Strip is that neither Hamas nor PIJ is keen at this stage on entering into a major round of fighting with Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741977

Israel says it is discussing possible direct Haj flights to Saudi Arabia

Jerusalem Post Muslims from Israel and the Palestinian territories currently travel to Mecca through third-party countries, which can spell additional expense and bother. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741965

Syria: Israeli air strikes nothing but failed attempts to change region’s status quo

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria strongly condemns the recent Israeli raids on Aleppo airport, saying they are part of the regime’s desperate attempts to change status quo in the region. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/03/702686/Syria-Israeli-strikes-nothing-failed-attempts-change-region-status-quo

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week in Gulf – US Navy

Jerusalem Post The incident comes after Iran on Thursday seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman called the Advantage Sweet. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741957

Iran’s President in Syria highlights Iran-Syria alliance, threats to Israel

Jerusalem Post Iran’s president believes that Israel and the US are no longer able to conclude new peace deals in the region or increase their influence. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741956

Palestinian groups announce truce after rocket fire over Adnan’s murder

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza have declared a ceasefire after around 100 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward the occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/03/702678/Palestinian-groups-announce-truce-rocket-fire-Adnan-murder

Erdogan says opposition ‘dividing Turkey’ as main rival vows outright victory on May 14

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the alliance of the six opposition parties is seeking to divide Turkey and hand over the country to terrorist groups controlled by imperialists. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/03/702673/Erdogan-accuses-opposition-seeking-stir-up-strife-divide-Turkey

Massive power outage in Tel Aviv, other cities after cyberattack; regime’s sites also hacked

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A cyber attack by a group of Sudanese hackers cuts off electricity in major cities across the occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/03/702672/Sudanese-hackers-claim-power-outages-Israeli-occupied-cities

Turkish interior minister accuses West of election coup attempt

Jerusalem Post Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu claims the West, particularly the US, is using the tightly contested May elections to stage a political coup. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741920

Palestinian resistance groups target Israeli settlements in retaliatory strike

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian resistance groups return the Israeli regime’s aggression against Gaza with retaliatory rocket strikes. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/02/702658/Palestine-Israel-retaliation-rocket-strikes-Israeli-settlements