Mid East – Page 29 – Prologue Journal

Polio Vaccinations Begin in Northern Gaza After Israel Detained a UN Convoy

New York Times The U.N. said that Israeli forces held staff members for more than eight hours. The Israeli military said that it had intelligence suggesting there were “Palestinian suspects” with the convoy and stopped them for questioning. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/world/middleeast/gaza-polio-vaccinations-un.html

Fearing Airstrikes, Gaza School Shelters Try to Bar Hamas and Others

New York Times Residents, already forced to flee their homes by intense bombardment, want to avoid becoming a target for Israeli forces hunting Hamas. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/world/middleeast/airstrikes-gaza-school-shelters-hamas.html

Hostages Still Held by Hamas Are in ‘Grave Danger,’ Families Warn

New York Times Six hostages who were found dead in Gaza recently had been held in narrow tunnels and suffered from malnutrition, family members said, citing an Israeli military investigation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-hostages-conditions-gaza-tunnels.html

Hezbollah: War on Lebanon to trigger mass exodus of illegal Israeli settlers in north

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A senior Hezbollah official says an Israeli war on Lebanon will trigger the mass exodus of illegal settlers from the northern side of the 1948-occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/10/733010/War-on-Lebanon-to-trigger-mass-exodus-of-settlers-from-northern-occupied-territories–Hezbollah

Turkey’s ‘Islamic’ offensive against Israel grows – analysis

Jerusalem Post Turkey’s President Erdogan is using the October 7 attack to rally Muslim countries diplomatically against Israel, seeking regional leadership. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-819489

Saudi embassy officially resumes operations in Syria after 12 years

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Saudi Arabia has officially resumed its operations in Syria following more than a decade of severed relations. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/10/733005/Saudi-embassy-operations-Syria

UN says ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel sexual violence against Palestinian abductees

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The UN has expressed serious concerns over reports of rape and other forms of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/10/733008/UN-warn-raising-sexual-violence-Palestinian-detainees-unacceptable-

Al-Mawasi massacre: Hamas calls on intl. community to stop ‘Nazi regime’s holocaust’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas denounces an Israeli attack on a tented encampment in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the south of Gaza Strip as “a brutal act of genocide.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/10/733002/Hamas-denounces-fresh-Israeli-attack-on-al-Mawasi-camp-as-%E2%80%98a-brutal-act-of-genocide%E2%80%99

UN chief says alarmed by ‘unprecedented’ death, destruction in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The UN chief stresses the urgency of a ceasefire in Gaza, where destruction and devastation are unprecedented. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/10/733004/UN-Guterres-Gaza-death-destruction

Jordan holds first election under new law, Islamists expected to benefit from Gaza war sentiment

Jerusalem Post Jordan’s first election under a new law aims to reduce tribal influence and boost parties, with Islamists expected to gain due to Gaza war. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-819466