Mid East – Page 66 – Prologue Journal

US seeks to block Hezbollah ally from naming Lebanon finance minister, sources say

Jerusalem Post Hezbollah has long named ministers to the government in coordination with its ally, the Amal Movement, together they have picked all of Lebanon’s finance ministers since 2014. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840164

WhatsApp says journalists were targets of Israeli spyware

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Nearly 100 journalists and other members of civil society using Meta’s chat service WhatsApp are suspected to have been targets of a spyware campaign conducted by an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions,…

US armed, equipped Al-Qaeda in Syria: Tulsi Gabbard

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The nominee for the US national director of intelligence says the US government spent more than half a billion dollars on training and arming Al-Qaeda affiliated militants in Syria. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/31/741930/Tulsi-Gabbard-US-government-armed-equipped-Al-Qaeda-Syria-

U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden

New York Times Democratic lawmakers had expressed concerns to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the rifles possibly going to settler militias or being misused by the police. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/us/politics/us-israel-assault-rifles.html

Zakaria Zubeidi: The freed resistance icon from Jenin and occupation’s worst nightmare

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. In a triumphant moment for the Palestinian resistance, Intifada icon Zakaria Zubeidi, a former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, was released in the third round of the ‘Flood of the Free’captives-abductees exchange…

Mohammed Deif’s followers to liberate Palestine, his wife says

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The wife of Mohammed Deif, a top military commander of Hamas Israel assassinated, says his death won’t save Israel as “his followers and children” will ultimately liberate Palestine. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/31/741939/Mohammed-Deif-followers-to-liberate-Palestine-wife-says-

A Spotted Hyena Turns Up in Egypt After a 5,000 Absence

New York Times When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/science/spotted-hyena-egypt.html

Hamas never lost control of Gaza, sees releasing hostages as victory, former IDF official says

Jerusalem Post Dr. Milstein describes in his interview Hamas’s process of releasing the hostages they’ve captured as part of their hostage-ceasefire deal with Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840130

Voices from the Arab Press: Saudi-American relations: A 100-year investment

Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839938

Hamas says Deif, fellow leaders shattered Israel’s myth of invincibility

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas hails its martyred commanders’ battleground prowess, which used to instill fear into the Israeli regime’s ranks and smashed its alleged invincibility. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/31/741932/Hamas-Commander-Deif-shattered-Israel-army-myth-invincibility