Mid East – Page 32 – Prologue Journal

Lebanon’s presidential election: Testing Hezbollah’s influence after losing to Israel

Jerusalem Post Lebanon is at a crossroads. This election offers a chance for the country to reclaim sovereignty, strengthen state institutions, and ensure significant foreign aid. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-836712

Red Cross calls for aid access to Gaza amid famine, harsh winter

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Red Cross has called for safe access to Gaza in order to bring aid to the besieged Palestinian territory. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740559/Red-Cross-urges-unhindered-aid-access-to-Gaza

Arab League condemns map claiming Arab lands as part of ‘greater Israel’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Arab League has condemned in the strongest terms an Israeli map that claims territories of several Arab countries as part of the so-called “greater Israel.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740562/Arab-League-Israeli-map-Arab-land-greater-Israel

Katz convenes meeting on Turkey’s Middle East influence

Jerusalem Post Turkey was mentioned more than 10 times in the report, a signal of Israel’s fear that rhetoric by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Israel may transform into actions. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836707

Gaza clans, dignitaries call for PA’s return

Jerusalem Post These coordinated calls from Gaza’s traditional leadership structures could potentially influence discussions about the territory’s future governance arrangements. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836704

Khamenei urges Iraqi PM to stand against ‘illegal’ US presence in Iraq

Jerusalem Post Decrying the US presence in Iraq as “illegal,” the Islamic Republic’s leader claimed it threatened the country’s democracy. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-836701

EU may lift Syria sanctions to support recovery, says French FM

Jerusalem Post Targeted measures under discussion include easing financial transactions, improving air transport, and reducing sanctions on the energy sector to address Syria’s severe power shortages. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836695

Gaza hospitals ‘have become death traps’, UNRWA warns

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The UN refugee agency for Palestinians UNRWA has issued a stark warning, describing hospitals in Gaza as death traps. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740551/UNRWA-Israel-Kamal-Adwan-Hospital

Israeli Strike in West Bank Kills 3, Including Children, Official Says

New York Times Violence has escalated in the occupied territory over the last year and a half, as Israel conducts raids targeting armed fighters with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/middleeast/israel-strike-west-bank.html

US launches airstrikes on Yemen in fresh acts of aggression

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US warplanes have conducted two airstrikes on targets across Yemen, CENTCOM says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740553/Yemen-US-strikes-weapons-caches-Ansarullah-Gaza