Mid East – Page 74 – Prologue Journal

Hochstein in talks with Israel, Lebanon about ceasefire based on 1701

Jerusalem Post US special envoy Amos Hochstein stressed the importance of not tying the IDF-Hezbollah war to other conflicts in the region, alluding to the larger Israeli-Iranian one, or the Israel-Hamas war. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-825490

THAAD Missile Defense System Arrives in Israel, U.S. Says

New York Times The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system was in place, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on Monday. The deployment comes as Israel prepares for retaliatory attacks against Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/world/middleeast/israel-thaad-missile-defense.html

Yemen warns US of facing far worse than ‘hell of Vietnam’ if Hudaydah invaded

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen warns the US that if it invades the western Yemeni port of al-Hudaydah, it will face consequences that are far worse than the dire situation it faced during the Vietnam War. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/21/735680/Yemen-warning-United-States-invasion-Israel

Blinken to Visit Israel in Latest Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

New York Times Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is expected to depart on Monday in a renewed effort to bring calm to the region. The State Department did not say which other countries he might stop in. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/world/middleeast/blinken-israel-gaza-cease-fire.html

US-based Turkish president’s arch-rival Gulen dies aged 83

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Turkish opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind the failed July 2016 coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has died in the United States where he was based. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/21/735678/Opposition-Turkish-cleric,-Erdogan%E2%80%99s-longtime-rival-Gulen-dies-in-US-aged-83

‘Shame of century’: Rapporteur says UN crumbling amid inaction on Gaza genocide

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The UN rapporteur on Palestine describes Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza as “the collective shame of the century”. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/21/735669/UN-rapporteur-Israel-Gaza-genocide-shame-century

‘We were completely at Hezbollah’s mercy,’ former UNTSO soldier reveals

Jerusalem Post Former UNTSO soldier Michael revealed that UNIFIL forces were heavily restricted by Hezbollah and, little was done when they reported violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-825450

Iran strongly condemns continuation of Israeli crimes in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran has strongly condemned the continuation of Israeli crimes against civilians in the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/21/735667/Iran-Israel-Palestine-Foreign-Ministry-spokesman-Esmaeil-Baghaei-crime-aggression-Beit-Lahia-al-Aqsa-Mosque-

Hezbollah rockets streak across occupied territories, hit vital Israeli military positions

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hezbollah carries out a series of retaliatory operations, targeting Israeli military positions and illegal settlements in response to the Tel Aviv regime’s offensives in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/21/735668/Hezbollah-conducts-widespread-attacks-on-Israeli-military-positions-in-occupied-territories

Hamas: ‘Sinwar storm’ will destroy Israel; our power impervious to assassinations

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A senior Hamas official says the anti-Israeli struggle led by Yahya Sinwar will eventually lead to Israel’s destruction. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/21/735664/Israel-destruction-Hamas-Sinwar-Mashal-Hamdan