Middle East Experience

At the request of former hostage Yarden Bibas, MK Chili Tropper read aloud in his speech before the Knesset plenum and the prime minister.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Could have been saved': MK reads Yarden Bibas letter to Netanyahu in Knesset

Shops and markets in central Tehran, usually teeming with customers ahead of the Persian New Year, now barely see any buyers, a sombre reflection of the dire state of the Iranian economy.The plummeting currency and double-digit inflation, which have reduced the number of holiday shoppers to a trickle, were behind a parliament vote on Sunday to remove finance minister Abdolnaser Hemmati.At Tehran's Grand Bazaar, underwear vendor Mohsen said that "business is going very badly. I cannot describe how catastrophic it is."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Economic woes cast shadow over Iran holiday season

A Batman costume for kids and adults will be sold for only 10 shekels as a tribute to slain hostage, 4-year-old Ariel Bibas, who loved the superhero.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'We're all Bibas this year': Store offers Batman costume for 10 shekels in honor of slain hostages

For the trip, the group partnered with Israel Tech Mission, an organization founded in the wake of October 7 to strengthen Israel’s economy and bring American investors to Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Million invested in Israel as 5th tech mission tours Jewish state

Three civilians killed by IDF by mistake, but a lucky twist of police spending weekend helped volunteers hold on.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF reinforcements arrived at Nahal Oz seven hours after invasion on Oct. 7

Hamas penetrated the village by 6:39 a.m., even faster than in many other border villages. They immediately started killing civilians.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas hang gliders invaded Netiv HaAsara before IDF could respond

Critics say the Houthis' blacklisting will hamper aid delivery in the war-torn country.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US formally rebrands Yemen's Houthis as foreign terrorist organization

"Hashem's activities posed a threat to the State of Israel and its citizens and constituted a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," the IDF said.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF kills Radwan forces navy chief in Lebanon strike

The United States on Tuesday designated Yemen's Huthi militant group a foreign terrorist organization, conforming with an order by President Donald Trump in January.The Iran-backed rebels control much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and have launched missile and drone attacks at Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023. They have also repeatedly targeted merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden -- waterways vital to global trade.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US designates Yemen's Huthis 'foreign terrorist organization'

The Israeli military announced Tuesday it had expanded its weeks-long offensive in the occupied West Bank to more areas of Jenin city, saying troops killed three militants although Palestinian officials reported two dead.On its 43rd day, Israeli forces "expanded the counterterrorism operation in northern Samaria to additional areas in Jenin", the military said, using the Biblical name for that part of the West Bank.It said that a local Hamas leader and another Palestinian militant were killed in an exchange of fire with troops during an overnight raid in Jenin.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel says Palestinian militants killed as it expands West Bank offensive