Mid East – Page 89 – Prologue Journal

Israel procrastinating in northern withdrawal, Lebanese army claims

Jerusalem Post The Lebanese army, in a statement issued on Saturday, also urged Lebanese residents to wait before heading into the border region, citing the presence of mines and unexploded Israeli ordnance. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839173

Yemen’s Houthis release 153 prisoners with support from ICRC

Jerusalem Post There is no indication at this time if any UN staff were let go in the Saturday release. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-839171

‘Zionist group sending Trump list of pro-Palestine students for deportation’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An American-Zionist group is reportedly compiling the names of foreign students on visas to hand to the new administration of US President Donald Trump for deportation over holding pro-Palestine demonstrations across university campuses.…

Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers captured in Oct. 2023

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas has released four female Israeli soldiers it had captured during Operation al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7, 2023 under a truce deal in the Gaza war. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741561/Hamas-transfers-four-female-Israeli-captives-to-Red-Cross-in-Gaza

Israel Welcomes the Return of the Women Who Warned of a Raid From Gaza

New York Times Young female “spotters” for Israel’s army reported suspicious activity across the border. When Hamas attacked, 15 were killed and seven abducted. Four came home on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/world/middleeast/israel-spotters-hostages.html

Here’s What We Know About the 4 Released Hostages

New York Times The young women were working as “spotters” for Israel’s army when they were abducted in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages.html

Hamas: Operation al-Aqsa Flood ‘preemptive strike’ on Israel

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 Operation al-Aqsa Flood by the Palestinian resistance movement into the Israeli-occupied territories on October 7, 2023, was a “preemptive strike” to defend Palestinians and their holy sites. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741555/Hamas-Operation-al-Aqsa-Flood-preemptive-strike-

Hamas condemns US blacklisting of Ansarullah

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned as unjustified a decision by the US to re-designated Yemen’s Ansarullah movement as a foreign terrorist organization. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741544/Hamas-condemns-US-blacklisting-of-Ansarullah

Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

New York Times The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/middleeast/israel-unrwa-palestinian-refugees.html

Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s opportunity to determine the Middle East’s future

Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-838842