Middle East Experience

Rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble in Beit Lahia on Tuesday after an overnight Israeli strike that Gaza's civil defence said killed 93 people in a residential building.Bodies wrapped in shrouds lay in rows as mourners gathered, with witnesses saying many of those killed were women and children.Around 40 people remained missing under the debris, the civil defence agency said.Its spokesman, Mahmud Bassal, described the complete destruction of a five-storey home, adding that the area lacked medical facilities to treat the wounded.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza rescuers dig for survivors after Israeli strike kills 93

In a flash, Ali Kanaan lost his mother, sister-in-law, niece and two nephews when Israel pounded his home village in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley where 60 people were killed on Monday.The Israeli strikes on 12 areas in the impoverished eastern region where Hezbollah holds sway were the most violent there since the Israel-Hezbollah war erupted late last month.In the village of Al-Alaq, west of Baalbek city, Israeli raids killed 16 people, including Kanaan's relatives, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon's embattled east reels from deadly Israeli strikes

Eight Austrian soldiers belonging to the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission were injured by a rocket strike in southern Lebanon, which UNIFIL said was likely fired by Hezbollah.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Eight UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in southern Lebanon rocket attack

The event included get-out-the-vote calls and signups to canvas, along with Jewish-themed efforts to attract young voters, including one that riffs on the name of the first service of Shabbat.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Emhoff and Torres highlight Kamala Harris' pro-Israel stance to Michigan Jewish voters

Algeria suspended the press license of Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya news channel just one day after Iraq suspended the license of Saudi-owned TV channel MBC.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: What's behind Algeria's suspension of Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news?

The Post found that DMH223344 was suspended on 9 October 2024 from editing the Zionism page, "for violating the one-revert rule at Zionism."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Wikipedia's page on Zionism is partly edited by an anti-Zionist

The top US diplomat’s 11th mission to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 attacks comes as Israel plans retaliatory strikes on Iran, while waging war in both Gaza and Lebanon.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Blinken to push for elusive Gaze cease-fire in latest Mideast trip

Two of those players — Deni Avdija and Amari Bailey — have changed uniforms, while All-Star Domantas Sabonis is entering his fourth season with the Sacramento Kings.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The Jewish NBA players to watch as the 2024-2025 season tips off

The White House doesn't have any indication at this point that additional documents will be made public like the ones made public over the weekend, Kirby added.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: White House won't say if Israeli attack plans hacked or leaked, Biden 'deeply concerned'

The IDF's 162nd Division was tasked with securing Jabalya in northern Gaza and clearing it of terrorist strongholds. The division's soldiers have eliminated 300 terrorists - mostly from Hamas.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: As few Hamas and PIJ terrorists remain in Jabalya, IDF nears full control of northern Gaza