Mid East – Page 45 – Prologue Journal

Iran Executes Jamshid Sharmahd, German-Iranian Opponent Who Lived in U.S.

New York Times Jamshid Sharmahd had been accused of helping in a deadly terrorist bombing in 2008. Another Iranian prisoner, the Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, is in the hospital. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/world/middleeast/iran-jamshid-sharmahd-narges-mohammadi.html

Israeli Forces Withdraw From Northern Gaza Hospital After 3-Day Raid

New York Times The Gaza health ministry said the staff of the facility, Kamal Adwan Hospital, had been expelled or detained and urged people in Gaza with surgical skills to go there to save those patients they could. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-kamal-adwan-hospital.html

Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Resume, Overshadowed by U.S. Election

New York Times Envoys from Israel, Egypt, the United States and Qatar took part in the negotiations, but no agreements are expected until American voters choose their next president. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/world/middleeast/gaza-cease-fire-us-elections.html

Hawkish Israeli minister calls for full ‘annexation’ of West Bank, Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Bezalel Smotrich urged for the return of Israeli settlements to Gaza, undoing the 2005 withdrawal. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/28/736182/Palestine-Israel–Bezalel-Smotrich-West-Bank-Gaza-

Israel outlaws UNWRA, bucking international pressure

Jerusalem Post The bills passed 92-10, with support from the opposition parties National Unity, Yisrael Beytenu, and Yesh Atid. The Democrats party abstained. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-826525

Israel’s Knesset to Consider Bills on Conscription, UNRWA and More: What to Know

New York Times Israel’s Knesset opened its winter session on Monday against a backdrop of war in Gaza and Lebanon and with some contentious matters on the agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/world/middleeast/israel-knesset-gaza-lebanon-war.html

EU’s Borrell renews call for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Lebanon

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has reiterated the call for an “immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon, as the Israeli regime continues aggression against the Arab country. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/28/736169/EU-Foreign-Policy-Chief-Renews-Call-For-Immediate-Ceasefire-In-Lebanon-Gaza-West-Asia

More than 1,100 authors boycott Israeli publishers, denounce genocide 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 declaration is the largest cultural boycott against Israeli institutions in history. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/28/736171/Israel-Gaza-BDS-US-UN-

‘Over 100,000 residents trapped in Israeli siege on north Gaza’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian officials report 100,000 Gazans are trapped in the Israeli siege on the north Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/28/736162/Palestinians-100000-Residents-Israel-Northern-Gaza-Invasion

At least seven civilians killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon’s Tyre

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 presses ahead with its deadly aerial and ground offensive on Lebanon. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/28/736160/Lebanon-Tyre-Hezbollah-Gaza-