Category: Mid East
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
Read MoreHezbollah warns Israel over plan to delay withdrawal from Lebanon
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Hezbollah resistance movement says a possible Israeli delay to withdraw the occupation forces from southern Lebanon will constitute an infringement on the Arab country’s sovereignty. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741502/Hezbollah-warning-Israel-delay-Lebanon-withdrawal
Read MoreIsraeli officials expect Hamas to comply with Saturday hostage release
Jerusalem Post Hamas will likely comply because it has an interest that Israel will withdraw its forces from the Netazrim corridor, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839053
Read MoreReview: In ‘English,’ Looking for a Language to Live In
New York Times For the students in Sanaz Toossi’s dramedy about mother tongues and other tongues, the world’s lingua franca is not exactly free. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/theater/english-review-broadway-toossi.html
Read MoreGaza genocide: Over 15,000 schoolchildren killed, went missing
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Gaza’s Education Ministry has released a new report on the devastating impact of Israel’s genocidal war on students and educational institutions in the besieged territory. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/23/741491/Gaza-genocide–Over-15,000-schoolchildren-killed,-went-missing
Read MoreAnsarullah condemns US decision to blacklist it as terrorist organization
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The political bureau of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has condemned the US decision to blacklist them as a terrorist organization. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741492/Ansarullah-condemns-US-decision-to-blacklist-it-as-terrorist-organization
Read MoreIDF to stay in southern Lebanon after deadline
Jerusalem Post The security cabinet met on Thursday to debate how long Israel should stay in southern Lebanon considering the Lebanese side hasn’t fulfilled its part of the agreement. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839013
Read MoreU.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say
New York Times The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/middleeast/gaza-us-contractors.html
Read MoreFlurry of resignations by Gaza war commanders further jolts Israel
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 failed miserably in confronting a surprise attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which dealt a serious blow to the regime’s myth of invincibility. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/23/741482/Top-brass-Israeli-military-commanders-step-down-over-Oct–7-failures
Read MoreIsraeli troops carry out field executions, expel Jenin residents
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The official death toll from the Israeli raids on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin has risen to at least 13 since Tuesday. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/23/741489/Palestine-Jenin-West-Bank-Gaza-
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