Mid East – Page 89 – Prologue Journal

Israel eyes Somaliland base bid to counter threats from Yemen’s Houthis, bolster security

Jerusalem Post Somaliland is positioned in the Gulf of Aden and near the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, through which nearly a third of the world’s maritime cargo passes. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-825006

Security officials: ‘High chance that Sinwar was killed in Gaza strike’

Jerusalem Post At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed, the IDF said. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825018

Here are the latest developments.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/middleeast/here-are-the-latest-developments.html

Israel attacks Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley shortly after evacuation order

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli military conducts aerial assaults on areas in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley shortly after ordering residents to leave the region. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/17/735430/Israel-strike-Lebanon-Bekaa-Valley-evacuation

Turkey’s Foreign Minister criticizes Israel’s stance on two-state solution amid Hamas support

Jerusalem Post By not condemning October 7, Ankara backs Hamas and also continues to pay lip service to a two-state concept that Ankara has sabotaged. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-825004

German warship shot down drone off Lebanon, defense ministry says

Jerusalem Post Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on the UN to withdraw its troops and called allegations that Israel is deliberating targeting the peacekeepers “completely false.” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825003

IDF eliminates Hezbollah battalion commander in southern Lebanon, continues Gaza operations

Jerusalem Post Hussein Muhammed Awada was responsible for rocket fire from a number of villages in the Bint Jbeil area to Israeli territory. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-824996

French cement maker Lafarge to face trial on terrorism funding charges

Jerusalem Post Investigations continue into allegations that Lafarge was complicit in crimes against humanity, part of the wider probe into how the group kept its factory running in Syria. https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-824995

Two civilians injured in Israeli strike on Syria’s Latakia

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel carries out a new air raid on Syria, injuring at least two civilians in the western port city of Latakia. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/17/735414/Syria-civilians-injured-Israeli-strike-Latakia

U.S. Bombs Houthi Weapons Caches in Yemen

New York Times Air Force B-2 bombers struck five underground weapons facilities in what may be a signal from the Biden administration to Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/us/politics/houthis-strike-stealth-bombers.html