Mid East – Page 80 – Prologue Journal

Syrian forces suffer 14 casualties in ambush as unrest reaches Assad’s loyalist regions

Jerusalem Post The HTS soldiers were allegedly targeting a former Assad soldier who worked at Sednaya prison. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-834914

Famine Warning for Northern Gaza Draws U.S. Rebuke and Raises Questions

New York Times The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/middleeast/northern-gaza-famine-warning-dispute.html

Yemeni drone operation targets Israeli industrial zone

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen’s army says it has conducted another drone operation targeting the “industrial zone of the Israeli enemy” in the occupied Asqalan area. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/25/739729/Yemen-drone-Israel-industrial-zone-asqalan

What do the Houthis hope to achieve as they lash out on Israel?

Jerusalem Post The Houthis are lashing out. They are willing to confront the US, Israel, and perhaps Saudi Arabia and other states. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834888

Israel kills well-known Palestinian artist, her husband in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel has killed a Palestinian artist and visionary entrepreneur along with her husband in an airstrike on their home in the central part of the besieged Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/25/739726/Israel-Palestinian-artist-husband-Gaza-

Hamas says Israel created new obstacles to Gaza truce deal

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas says Israel has created new obstacles to a ceasefire agreement, despite progress in negotiations in Doha. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/25/739721/Hamas-Israel-obstacles-Gaza-truce-deal-withdrawal-prisoners-hostage

In Christmas message, Pope laments ‘extremely grave’ situation in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Pope Francis has described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as “extremely grave.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/25/739722/Pope-Francis-calls-Gaza%E2%80%99s-humanitarian-crisis-extremely-grave-in-Christmas-message

Iran shifts to foreign policy, but it has to shake violent past

Jerusalem Post “Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people and the country’s sovereignty and security,” Syria’s new Foreign Minister wrote on X. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834873

UNRWA is a persistent challenge, not a solution

Jerusalem Post It is past time to replace UNRWA – which has done less to help the Palestinians than to perpetuate the conflict – with organizations that are not rife with terrorists and terrorist enablers. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834867

Unprecedented intel. penetration: How the IDF blocked Hezbollah’s doomsday attacks on Tel Aviv

Jerusalem Post IDF intelligence branches spent years separately diagnosing each level of Hezbollah’s firepower: mortars, short-range rockets, medium-range rockets, and precision and long-range rockets. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-834862