Mid East – Page 218 – Prologue Journal

Iraq’s PMU masses resistance forces on border with Syria amid mounting concerns

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units have deployed forces and military hardware to the country’s long border with Syria following Assad’s fall. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739641/Iraqi-Hashd-al-Sha%E2%80%99abi-deploys-forces-to-border-with-Syria-after-Assad%E2%80%99s-fall

Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas

New York Times Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/world/middleeast/gaza-christians-war-hamas-israel.html

Israel killed over 700 athletes in Gaza since October 2023

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli military has killed at least 704 Palestinian athletes, including 400 footballers, in Gaza since last October. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739636/Israel-killed-704-athletes-Gaza-genocide

Beaten, hung from the ceiling: Gazans speak out against Hamas brutality

Jerusalem Post “Reduce your Facebook comments so you don’t have to visit us,” one of the dissidents was warned by the Hamas electronic crimes unit. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834686

Palestinian teen killed as Israeli forces raid Tulkarm camp in West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli military forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a raid on the Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739630/Israeli-military-raids-Tulkarm-camp-in-West-Bank,-kills-Palestinian-teenager

Wartime restrictions cast shadow on Christmas in Bethlehem

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Christmas in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is far from the usual festive celebration this year amid Israel’s aggression. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739632/Christmas-in-Bethlehem-has-been-cancelled-by-war-and-restrictions

UN warns of ‘dramatic consequences’ as Kurds-Turkey tension mounts in northeast Syria

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The UN envoy for Syria has warned of “dramatic consequences” of the hostilities between Kurdish-led militants and Turkish-backed groups in the country’s northeast. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739631/UN-envoy-warns-dramatic-consequences-tensions-Syria

‘Iron Man of Gaza’: Mohammed Albess vows to rebuild his gym destroyed in Israeli strike

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Even with his severe arm injury, Mohammed Albess, the Iron Man of Gaza, has vowed to rebuild his gym destroyed by an Israeli airstrike and to return to his usual weightlifting numbers. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739635/iron-man-gaza-mohammed-albess-rebuilds-gym-israeli-strike-destroyed-it

Eleven people killed in explosives factory blast in Turkey, minister says

Jerusalem Post Ankara announced fire crews were sent to deal with the blaze and health and security units were dispatched to the area while an investigation was launched. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-834682

Hamas calls for ‘popular uprising’ against PA’s siege on Jenin camp

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Hamas official calls for “the largest popular uprising” aimed at lifting the siege by the Palestinian Authority on the Jenin refugee camp. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/24/739626/Hamas-popular-uprising-PA-siege-Jenin