Mid East – Page 33 – Prologue Journal

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

South Syria militants ‘not convinced’ to give up arms amid rift with HTS leader

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Militants in southern Syria who helped topple President Assad say they are not convinced by the idea of dissolving armed groups. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740541/South-Syria-militants-refuse-give-up-weapons-HTS-leader-Bashar-al-Assad

Israeli drone strike kills 2 children 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. Three Palestinians, including two children, have been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740547/Israeli-regimes-drone-strike-kills-2-children

In numbers: 460 days of Israeli-American genocidal war on Gaza Strip

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli-American genocidal war on Gaza completed 460 days on Wednesday, January 8, and there are still no signs of the aggression ending or slowing down. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740552/in-numbers-460-days-israeli-american-genocide-war-gaza

Hezbollah candidate expected to withdraw from Lebanon’s presidential elections – report

Jerusalem Post The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country’s sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836650

Gazans React to Trump’s Comments About Hostages

New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump said “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if hostages captured in the Hamas-led attacks were not freed before he takes office. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/middleeast/trump-hostages-gaza-israel.html