Middle East Experience

Critics say the bill dubbed after the suspect in the PMO leaks scandal amounts to "personal legislation and improper political intervention."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Feldstein' bill, granting immunity to pass military intel, advances in Knesset

Government forces lost control of Syria's second city Aleppo on Sunday for the first time since the country's civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad.An Islamist-dominated rebel alliance launched its assault on forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government on Wednesday, the same day a fragile ceasefire took effect in neighbouring Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah after two months of all-out war.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syrian government loses Aleppo after lightning rebel offensive: monitor

When asked about the PM's take on incentivizing emigration, Ben-Gvir said that where he once met resistance, he now sees more willingness.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ben-Gvir: Time is right to incentivize Palestinian migration from Gaza

The proposition that "Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide," passed 278-59 after a debate which saw opposition speakers jeered and shouted at.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Oxford Union debate marred by heckling: 'Apartheid' Israel committing 'genocide'

New polls show growing Israeli support for a hostage deal, highlighting fears of sexual violence against captives.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 71% of Israelis back hostage deal to end Gaza war, N12 poll shows

The White House is working on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza but is "not there yet," the US National Security Advisor told NBC on Sunday, with fighting in the conflict raging on as regional leaders meet to discuss the crisis."We are working actively to try to make it happen. We are engaged deeply with the key players in the region, and there is activity even today," said Jake Sullivan, according to a transcript released by the broadcaster.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: White House says 'not there yet' on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the key Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza after it became "impossible", its chief said Sunday."We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months. On 16 November, a large convoy of aid trucks was stolen by armed gangs," UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on X.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UNRWA pauses aid delivery via key Gaza-Israel crossing

While the top Iranian and Turkish diplomats agree on the need for de-escalation in Syria, the two countries' positions remain divergent.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran’s FM meets Fidan in Turkey as rift over Syria persists: What we know

Iraq sent armoured vehicles on Monday to reinforce its long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns after a surprise offensive in the neighbouring country by Islamist-led insurgents.The lightning offensive by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and allied factions saw government forces lose full control of Syria's second city Aleppo for the first time since the civil war began in 2011.The attacks have caused unease in Iraq, which still bears the scars of decades of conflict, including the rise of jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iraq deploys armoured vehicles to border with Syria

Neanderthal hand axes are rare in Sussex; this is the first to be found in years, making Ben's discovery doubly special.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Boy, 9, finds 60,000-year-old Neanderthal hand axe