News 25 Feb 2025 New Druze military organization announced in Suwayda ‘The organization should not be viewed in isolation from federalist tendencies and Netanyahu’s pro-Druze remarks,’ says Syria and Lebanon expert, Dr. Moran Levanoni Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: New Druze… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Hamas says Israel withdraws from key Gaza road A Hamas official said Israeli troops completed their withdrawal on Sunday from a strategic road cutting through the Gaza Strip, part of a fragile truce deal that Israel said it… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Thai hostage freed from Gaza says feels 'reborn' after return home A Thai farm worker held hostage in Gaza for more than a year said he felt "reborn" as he and four compatriots arrived home on Sunday to tears of joy… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Palestinians say Israeli forces kill two women in West Bank raid The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank shot dead two women on Sunday, including one who was eight months pregnant, with the military saying it… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Iranian schools and offices shut as cold snap bites Authorities in Iran ordered schools and offices in at least 10 provinces to close on Sunday to conserve energy amid a severe cold snap and heavy snowfall, state media reported.Freezing… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Palestinians back on key Gaza road as Israel withdraws A long line of cars, tuk-tuks, small lorries and carts stretched along Gaza's Salaheddin Road on Sunday after Israel withdrew its forces from a strategic area bisecting the territory.The traffic… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Trump administration establishes task force to prosecute October 7 perpetrators The Joint Task Force October 7 will pursue criminal charges, including for capital crimes, against the perpetrators of the Hamas-led pogrom. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Trump administration establishes task… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Trump to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Herzog says Herzog did not say when or where the meetings would take place, nor did he discuss the content of the meeting. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Trump to meet with… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 Arab-Israeli murder rate third highest in developed world The difference in murder rates between Jews and Arabs in Israel in 2023 is about 60% greater than the difference in murder rates between black and white communities in the… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Feb 2025 UK House speaker: Investigate refusal of Holocaust exhibit at Parliament "I have now asked for the House authorities to conduct an investigation into how this decision was reached," said United Kingdom House of Commons Speaker Hoyle. Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East