Mid East – Page 1506 – Prologue Journal

What to Know About Hunger Strikes

New York Times The actions are almost always political, and governments sometimes resort to force-feeding, a practice denounced as inhumane. Deaths like that of a Palestinian prisoner this week are uncommon. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/world/hunger-strikes-explainer.html

Israel cannot defend itself against Iran, Palestinians – Raisi

Jerusalem Post Iranian President Raisi made his comments as Israel was targeted by more than 30 Islamic Jihad and Hamas rockets. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741910

Red Cross calls for Israel to release body of Palestinian hunger striker

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Human rights organizations say Israel violates all the rights and freedoms granted to prisoners by the Fourth Geneva Convention. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/02/702646/Palestine-Khader-Adnan-ICRC-Israel-OIC-

Palestinian resistance fires rockets toward Israel after Khader 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. Palestinian resistance groups have fired more than 20 rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the occupied territories in retaliation for the murder of Khader Adnan. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/02/702640/Palestine-resistance-groups-fire-rockets-Israel-Khader-Adnan-death-Gaza-Strip

Palestinian terror groups: Israel will pay for ‘assassinating’ Jihad leader

Jerusalem Post Hamas said that the Palestinian factions will step up the “resistance” against Israel by all means and tools.” https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-741895

Islamic Jihad official’s death in Israel won’t lead to full war – yet – analysis

Jerusalem Post Israel fights conflicts when it feels its legitimacy is on the rise or if serious security lines are breached, like rocket attacks on Tel Aviv. Jerusalem really doesn’t want war now. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-741885

Israeli MKs, Azeris in Iran and the complexities of the Middle East – analysis

Jerusalem Post The Middle East is complex and it is easy to cause offense or appear to play into the hands of adversaries, even unintentionally. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741874

Palestinians strike, protest over Khader Adnan’s murder in Israeli jail

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinians observe a general strike in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in commemoration of Khader Adnan, who was martyred in an Israeli prison after an 87-day hunger strike. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/02/702597/Palestinians-strike-protest-Khader-Adnan-murder-Israeli-jail

Israel’s deterrence power against Hezbollah dramatically eroding: Israeli think tank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli think tank says the regime’s deterrence vis-à-vis Lebanon’s Hezbollah and its partners in the resistance front is eroding. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/02/702589/Israel-deterrence-against-Hezbollah-eroding-Think-tank

Resistance groups blast Israel for Palestinian hunger striker’s death, warn Tel Aviv will pay

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Resistance groups and Palestinians deplore the death of Khader Adnan, a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement, in an Israeli prison after an 87-day hunger strike. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/02/702585/Resistance-groups-decry-Palestinian-hunger-striker-death-Israeli-jail