Gaza incendiary balloons made Israel stop fuel import into the Gaza Strip, causing in turn for Gaza sewage plants to cease operating.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel-Hamas escalation halts sewage treatment, generates ecological crisis
Fact vs. fiction on US-Israel police exchanges
Al-Monitor spoke to Israelis and Americans involved in police exchanges between the countries in response to far-left allegations they teach harmful practices.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Fact vs. fiction on US-Israel police exchanges
Owner of cafe damaged in Beirut explosion arrested for refusing to vacate property
A Lebanese woman who recorded her father’s arrest by Beirut police Monday has apologized for swearing at security forces and said that the Internal Security Forces (ISF) were trying to vacate the building that was at risk of collapsing.Rana al-Dirani, whose father is the owner of the popular Em Nazih Cafe in Beirut, said that her father was arrested for refusing to provide his identification documents and refusing to vacate the endangered building.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We will be allowed to return upon completion of the building’s renovation,” Dirani said in a Facebook post, apologizing for using expletives at the ISF.Hundreds of buildings were destroyed or damaged after the Aug. 4 explosions at the Port of Beirut.In the video, Dirani’s father was seen being dragged away by the police.“Based on this, we apologize for these actions and the [curse] words directed at the ISF,” Dirani added.In recent months, Lebanese security forces have come under heavy criticism for violence used against protesters during anti-government demonstrations.Read more:Beirut explosion: Lebanon’s police fire tear gas at anti-government protestorsLebanon doctor gifts eyes to protesters who lost sightWatch: Kenyan domestic worker abandoned in Beirut with belongings in garbage bag
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Owner of cafe damaged in Beirut explosion arrested for refusing to vacate property
Turkey starves Syria’s northeast of water as virus death toll mounts
Turkey has once again cut water supplies to the Hasakeh region of northeast Syria, and the autonomous administration says Ankara is risking hundreds of thousands of lives in the midst of the pandemic and soaring temperatures to placate Syrians living under Turkish occupation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey starves Syria’s northeast of water as virus death toll mounts
Intel: Murder of another Iraqi activist sparks new wave of demonstrations
The death of a woman activist follows a string of recent assassinations and kidnappings and has reignited mass protests in Iraq demanding an end to violence and corruption.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Intel: Murder of another Iraqi activist sparks new wave of demonstrations
Protests against Libya’s GNA erupt for second day in Tripoli
Protests against Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) have erupted for the second day in the city of Tripoli, with activists sharing videos on social media of heavy police presence near the People’s Hall government building.Anti-GNA demonstrations first began on Sunday evening in the cities of Tripoli and Misrata over living conditions and corruption.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Protesters overnight were met with live gunfire from pro-GNA militias and sources confirmed that a campaign of widespread arbitrary arrests of protesters were rampant following the overnight demonstrations.“Libyans are here, Libyans are here, to Martyrs' Square we will come,” chanted several Libyan protesters according to one video posted by the Libyan Observatory on Twitter.Read more:Watch: Anti-GNA protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli, Misrata over living conditionsEU sees ‘new hope’ for Libya after ceasefire by rival administrationsGCC states welcome Libya ceasefire agreement: WAMOn Friday, GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj announced a comprehensive ceasefire in all Libyan territories. However, Libyan National Army spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismari described the ceasefire announced by al-Sarraj as “mere media propaganda.”“Turkish warships can be seen heading to Sirte,” al-Mismari said on Sunday.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Protests against Libya’s GNA erupt for second day in Tripoli
US sale of F-35 jets to UAE will go ahead. What can Israel get in return?
Washington is bound to protect Israel's QME. So what might be on Jerusalem's weaponry wishlist?
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US sale of F-35 jets to UAE will go ahead. What can Israel get in return?
Palestinians: Pompeo visit won’t advance peace process with Israel
Pompeo’s main task was to advance normalization between some Arab countries and Israel “at the expense of the Palestinian people," Palestinian leaders told the Post.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinians: Pompeo visit won’t advance peace process with Israel
UAE sends warplanes to Greece for joint drills amid tensions with Turkey
The UAE is the latest country to show support for Greece amid a tense maritime dispute with Turkey..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UAE sends warplanes to Greece for joint drills amid tensions with Turkey
Netanyahu, Pompeo celebrate UAE agreement, push for more new ties
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials have kicked off an Israeli diplomatic blitz over the country's normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu, Pompeo celebrate UAE agreement, push for more new ties