Mid East – Page 7 – Prologue Journal

Two years after Mahsa Amini’s death, women defy Iran’s hijab law despite crackdown

Jerusalem Post Protests continue in Iran as women resist mandatory hijab laws, marking the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820608

Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say

New York Times Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-pagers-explosives.html

Second Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump Prompts International Alarm

New York Times There is widespread concern that the November election will not end well and that American democracy has frayed to the breaking point. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/world/trump-assassination-attempt-world-reaction.html

US urges Iran not to escalate regional tensions following pager attack

Jerusalem Post “We would urge Iran not to take advantage of any incident, any instability… to further increase tensions in the region,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820593

Israel’s mass displacement orders exacerbate Gaza humanitarian situation: UN

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel has issued more than 55 evacuation orders covering more than 85% of the population of the Gaza Strip to date, the UN says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/17/733465/Israel-mass-displacement-order-exacerbates-Gaza-humanitarian-situation-

UN General Assembly to debate resolution on ending Israeli occupation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The text is based around an advisory opinion from the ICJ calling Israel’s occupation since 1967 “unlawful”. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/17/733468/UNGA-Palestine-Gaza-Israel-West-Bank-

Resistance movements condemn Israeli pager attacks in Lebanon

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Thousands of wireless communication devices of members of Hezbollah exploded in different locations across Lebanon on Tuesday. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/17/733471/Islamic-Resistance-Movements-Condemn-Lebanon-Pager-Attack-Hezbollan-Ansarullah–Mujahideen-Jihad

Pager explosions hint at shift in strategy against Hezbollah

Jerusalem Post Rigging pagers so that they explode in the hands of hundreds of Hezbollah fighters and operatives simultaneously from Beirut to Damascus is obviously something not done overnight. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820574

New Israeli massacre kills about two dozen civilians in central Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Gaza’s Civil Defense said there were more than 50 Palestinians inside the homes bombarded by Israel. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/17/733458/Palestine-Hamas-Gaza-al-Bureij-camp-West-Bank–

9 killed, nearly 3,000 injured in mass pager explosions in Lebanon

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The pagers exploded in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, known as Dahiyeh. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/17/733459/Lebanon-Hezbollah-members-pagers-explode-wounded-Beirut-ambulances