Middle East

The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

Voices from the Arab press: Syria after Assad: Four urgent challenges

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

By THE MEDIA LINE
20/12/2024
The embroidered flags of Lebanon, Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Palestine (illustrative)

Documents captured from Hamas reveal Iran's complex weapons smuggling network

The smuggling routes to the West Bank had two routes: the first passed through Syria to Jordan; the second route began in Syria, through Lebanon, and then weapons were smuggled directly into Israel.

By AVI ASHKENAZI
20/12/2024
IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

Syrian allegedly injured by IDF gunfire while protesting Israeli incursion in buffer zone

"IDF personnel that called on the demonstrators to move away identified a threat, and as a result, the protester's leg was injured," the IDF said.

US kills ISIS leader Abu Yusif in precision strike in Syria

The area where the strike happened was previously controlled by the Assad regime and Russia, according to CENTCOM.

Two journalists killed in Syria, pro-Kurdish party in Turkey says

In a speech in the Turkish parliament on Friday, Gulistan Kilic Kocyigit, co-chair of the DEM Party, condemned the killing of the journalists.

By REUTERS
20/12/2024

IDF dismantles underground 7.5 km terror tunnel in Gaza, finds equipment seized by Hamas on Oct. 7

Israeli forces also found maps of Israeli communities that bordered the Palestinian enclave.

CIA chief leaves Qatar as hostage talks fail to make progress - Washington Post

Current progress in the talks remains stuck for the time being, as the two sides remain at an impasse over a couple of Israeli demands.

West's leadership crisis is different in Israel

MIDDLE ISRAEL: After this war’s fighters return from the front, they will produce a new political leadership that will salute, reward, and reconcile those who serve, contribute, and sacrifice.

Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Force, in Syria, December 7, 2024

Syrian Kurdish commander: Non-Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave if total truce agreed with Turkey

Ankara views the main Syrian Kurdish factions as an extension of the PKK.

By REUTERS
19/12/2024
Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 1

US imposes sanctions on Iran and Houthi-related targets

“The United States is committed to targeting Iran’s key revenue streams that fund its destabilizing activities,” Bradley Smith.

By REUTERS
19/12/2024
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