Mid East – Page 92 – Prologue Journal

Israel Appears Poised to Keep Its Troops in Lebanon Beyond Deadline

New York Times Israel and Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but Israel says that Hezbollah hasn’t upheld its promise and that the Lebanese Army isn’t ready to fill the void. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-withdrawal-deadline.html

Israeli resignations ‘clear sign’ of defeat in Gaza: IRGC chief

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the resignations of prominent Israeli officials are a clear sign of the Tel Aviv regime’s defeat in the Gaza war. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741508/Israeli-officials%E2%80%99-resignations-obvious-sign-of-defeat-in-Gaza-war,-says-IRGC-chief

Israel and Hamas Prepare for Next Round of Hostage and Prisoner Releases

New York Times Under the terms of the Gaza cease-fire, Hamas was expected to share the names of four female hostages to be released Saturday, and Israel would name the more than 100 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-hostage-cease-fire-deal.html

Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge.

New York Times Hundreds of truckloads of food, fuel and other supplies have arrived in Gaza each day since the cease-fire took effect. But the need is vast after 15 months of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-cease-fire-aid.html

London council to divest from firms arming Israel in Gaza genocide

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A London council passes a motion that calls for withdrawing its pension investments in companies providing Israel with weapons to continue its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741510/London-Tower-Hamlets-divest-arms-firms-Israel

How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into the Middle East

New York Times Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/europe/riad-sattouf-cartoons-france-syria.html

Trump not content with Saudi Arabia’s $600 billion offer, wants $1 trillion

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US President Donald Trump has forced Saudi Arabia to increase its planned American investment package to $1 trillion to achieve what Washington calls the kingdom’s “international economic ambitions.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741506/US-President-Donald-Trump-Saudi-Arabia-investment-package-international-economic-ambitions

UN official: Small fraction of $4.1b. needed to sustain Gaza aid funded

Jerusalem Post Daily deliveries have surged tenfold since the Sunday deal, according to UN data, surpassing the 600 trucks a day target set out for the first seven weeks of the ceasefire. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839064

Over dozen people killed in Shia-populated villages in Syria’s Homs

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least 13 people have been killed in Shia-populated villages in Syria’s Homs Province, amid raids conducted by forces from the HTS administration and local gunmen. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741504/Gunmen-kill-13-Shia-Syria-Homs

Palestinian prisoner dies from torture in Israeli jail: Rights groups

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A pair of Palestinian prisoners’ rights groups says Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Hussein al-Aref has died from brutal torture he endured at an Israeli detention center. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741500/Right-groups–Palestinian-detainee-dies-in-Israeli-prison-under-torture