IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Thursday said he appointed a former general to head a panel of experts that would investigate the military’s failed handling of intelligence reports received since 2018, which outlined Hamas’s…
Category: 3. Middle East
-
Who was Yasser Abu Shabab?
Who was Yasser Abu Shabab? | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Abu Shabab militia is a result of a short-sighted Israeli policy that doesn’t seem to want to see a legitimate and stable Gaza governance emerge. Gaza militia leader…
Continue Reading
-
Iran filmmaker Panahi says to return home despite prison sentence
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has said he plans to return to Iran despite being sentenced to a year in prison and a travel ban earlier this week, a report said Thursday.
The 65-year-old is currently touring to promote his latest…
Continue Reading
-
What should happen next under the Gaza peace plan?
Negotiations on the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire continue without significant progress at a moment when the truce appears particularly fragile.
The United States, alongside Qatar and Egypt, secured a truce in Gaza that came into effect on…
Continue Reading
-
Tehran’s secret demand aimed at crippling Israel’s farming
Tehran’s secret demand aimed at crippling Israel’s farming | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIf Thailand complied, it would deliver a painful blow to Israel’s agricultural sector at the very moment it was struggling to recover from…
Continue Reading
-
Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah targets day after direct talks with Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces carried out a wave of airstrikes against what it said were Hezbollah weapons depots in southern Lebanon on Thursday, just one day after Israeli officials held their first direct meeting with counterparts from the…
Continue Reading
-
Ankara: Jailed PKK chief favors unitary Syria, no separate Kurdish defense force
The militant leader called for “police-like” security units in Syrian Democratic Forces areas during his landmark meeting with a Turkish parliamentary delegation, according to a transcript summary.
Continue Reading
-
Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in ‘internal clash’ in Gaza
Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed Thursday, Israeli defense sources said, in what they described as an “internal clash” — i.e., not with Hamas — in the southern Gaza Strip.
Abu Shabab was taken to a hospital in…
Continue Reading
-
Most Lebanese oppose war with Israel, favor Hezbollah disarmament, new poll finds
A Gallup poll shows 79 percent of Lebanese believe only the Lebanese army should hold weapons, while 86 percent oppose direct conflict with Israel in support of Palestinians. The poll also found that nearly two-thirds of Lebanese oppose economic…
Continue Reading
-
Return of refugees to Syria pushes growth above World Bank estimate, central bank chief says
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Syria’s economy is growing much faster than the World Bank’s 1% estimate for 2025, due to the flow of refugees back to the country after a 14-year civil war ended, aiding plans for the country to relaunch its currency,…
Continue Reading