Mid East – Page 47 – Prologue Journal

Captagon crisis: Middle East’s $5.7 billion drug trade fuels Hezbollah

Jerusalem Post The report emphasized that US officials have become increasingly worried that captagon trade in the region has the ability to destabilize the Middle East entirely. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-826546

New mini-hostage deal on table that would pause Gaza war

Jerusalem Post The proposed deal would see Hamas releasing eight hostages in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-826559

Yemen announces striking 3 ships violating its ban on sailing towards occupied territories

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen announces carrying out strikes against three ships violating the country’s ban on sailing towards the ports of the occupied Palestinian territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/28/736183/Yemen-attacks-three-ships-sailing-Israel-Gaza-Lebanon

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