Mid East – Page 230 – Prologue Journal

Israel should strike Houthi leadership, anti-Houthi Yemeni figures say

Jerusalem Post The figure urged Israel to target one of the Houthi’s key military commanders, Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim, who he described as the “military brain” of the Houthis. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834369

Hamas, other Palestinian groups say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement and two other Palestinian groups state that a ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer than ever,” provided that the usurping regime does not impose new conditions. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/21/739495/Hamas,-two-other-Palestinian-groups-say-Gaza-ceasefire-deal-%E2%80%98closer-than-ever%E2%80%99

CENTCOM conducting strikes on Houthi military facilities in Yemen’s Sana’a

Jerusalem Post Initially, reports attributed the attack to Israel but then shifted to the US. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-834370

Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria

New York Times President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/middleeast/assad-regime-syria-final-days.html

People of Gaza on the brink of starvation amid Israel’s war crimes

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. ActionAid says many families rely on community kitchens as their last hope for a single meal each day. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/21/739488/Gaza-starvation-food-shortages-Israel-siege

Gaza a ‘crucible of suffering’ for civilians: Irish president

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Irish president slams global silence on Israel’s violation of all humanitarian law which turned the Gaza Strip into a crucible of suffering for children and their families. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/21/739483/Ireland-Israel-Palestine-Gaza-President-Michael-D–Higgins-crucible-suffering-children-civilians-silence

Israeli military admits failure to intercept ballistic missile from Yemen

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 acknowledged that it has failed to intercept a missile launched from Yemen that struck the central part of the Israeli-occupied territories which left 16 people injured. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/21/739486/Palestine-Israel-occupied-territories-Yemen-missile-struck-Tel-Aviv-Israeli-military-fail-intercept

HTS Leader al-Sharaa: ‘Syria is tired of wars’, wants to be part of Arab world

Jerusalem Post In an interview with ‘Asharq Al-Awsat’, Ahmed al-Sharaa said that the revolution in Syria ended with Assad’s fall and that he did not want it to destabilize the Arab world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834357

Hind Rajab Foundation names Israeli war criminals vacationing after Gaza genocide

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hind Rajab Foundation has filed legal complaints against Israeli soldiers who took part in the genocidal war on Gaza and are holidaying abroad now, calling for their arrest for war crimes. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/21/739446/Call-to-hide-Mossad-urges-Israeli-soldiers-to-avoid-posting-photos-online

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in raid on occupied West Bank village

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces have killed a young man during a raid in the northern sector of the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/21/739481/Israeli-forces-kill-yet-another-young-Palestinian-in-raid-on-occupied-West-Bank