Mid East – Page 179 – Prologue Journal

Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire

New York Times Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/middleeast/israels-military-pounds-gaza-as-pressure-mounts-for-cease-fire.html

Yemen: Israeli power station targeted with hypersonic missile

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemeni armed forces have claimed responsibility for a missile strike against the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera in the Israeli-occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740348/Yemeni-Armed-Forces-strike-Israeli-Orot-Rabin-power-station-in-Hadera-by-hypersonic-missile

In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall

New York Times Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/middleeast/damascus-syria-freedoms-al-assad.html

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv, al-Quds to call for ceasefire in Gaza war

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Settlers and police clashed on Saturday night in Tel Aviv and al-Quds as thousands of protesters took part in weekly anti-regime rallies calling on the incoming US president to end the Gaza war…

Brazil court orders probe into Israeli soldier over Gaza war crimes

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Brazilian court directs police to investigate an Israeli soldier vacationing in Brazil over war crimes in the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740339/Brazil-court-probe-Israeli-soldier-Gaza-war-crimes

Cape Town medics protest Israeli assault on hospitals

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. South African health workers are drawing attention to the trauma and crisis in Gaza’s medical system, which has been severely impacted by the Israeli offensive. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740338/Cape-Town-Medics-Protest-Israeli-Assault-on-Gaza-Hospitals

US, UK launch fresh aerial strikes on Yemen’s Sa’ada

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US and British forces have conducted three airstrikes targeting Yemen’s northwestern city of Sa’ada, mere days following the alliance’s aerial bombardment of the western coastal province of Hudaydah. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740334/US-British-naval-coalition-conduct-three-airstrikes-on-Yemen%E2%80%99s-Sa%E2%80%99ada

Jan. 4: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian resistance groups continued their operations against the regime on Saturday, January 4. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740333/jan-4-axis-resistance-ops-against-israeli-occupation

Hundreds march in Milan to denounce Israeli genocide in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hundreds took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to demand an end to Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip and denounce the genocide against the Palestinian people. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740329/Milan-rally-Israel-genocide-Gaza-PalestineJabalia-Kamal-Adwan-hospital-

Yemen slams missile into northern part of occupied territories

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen’s Armed Forces fire a missile towards the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, hitting their intended target accurately. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740323/Yemen-attacks-Israel-missile