Middle East Experience

Renewed violence displaces Kurds as HTS and Turkey-backed militias advance.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Turkey-backed militias target Kurds amid Syrian regime’s collapse

Graffiti in improperly written Polish has led social media users to believe that the vandalism of a Bilgoraj Holocaust memorial was not done by a native Polish speaker.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Jews murdered 44,000 women, children:' Holocaust memorials vandalized in Polish town

The Police Investigations Department has launched multiple investigations into Israel Prison Service Officers for crimes ranging from bribery to abuse of office.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Police detain officers close to Ben-Gvir for multiple crimes of moral corruption

Psychological and physical scars plague freed hostages, says a new health report from the Hostage Family Forum's Medical Team.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nightmares, hyper-alertness, and trauma: Report reveals mental harm of freed hostages

Hezbollah on Monday claimed an attack on an Israeli position, its first since a fragile ceasefire in the war in Lebanon took effect last week.The ceasefire, which came into force on Wednesday, seeks to end a war that has killed thousands in Lebanon and sparked mass displacements in both Lebanon and Israel.While the ceasefire had largely brought fighting to a halt, Israel has launched strikes against targets it says were violating the truce.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hezbollah claims first attack on Israeli position since truce

The Egyptian government said the recent findings could lead to the discovery of a massive temple as significant as the Luxor Temple.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt: Archaeologists unearth 2,100-year-old temple in ancient village

In Libya, a shortage of cash in the banking system has pushed many to turn to cards for payments after more than a decade of war and instability has hammered the country's financial system.Across most Libyan cities, withdrawing money is akin to an obstacle course in which hundreds wait, often for hours, outside heavily guarded banks for a turn to take out cash. But the money all too often runs out early due to short supply.Mistrust in that system means money is rarely reinjected back into banks, with Libyans preferring instead to keep cash on hand.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Cash crunch pushes Libyans to bank cards despite hurdles

Both 2023 recipients and 2024 honorees—selected by a panel of committee members—were recognized at the ceremony at the Beit Ha’am Cultural Center. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Bonei Zion Prize ceremony honors 12 olim for extraordinary contributions to Israeli society

The Palestinian health ministry on Tuesday said two men were killed in an Israeli air strike on what the military described as a "terrorist cell" near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas."An Israeli airstrike on a car near the town of Aqaba" near Tubas in the northern West Bank killed two Palestinians and wounded one, the health ministry said.All three Palestinians were transported to a hospital in Tubas, it added, but later said Israeli forces raided the same hospital, which the army denied in a statement to AFP.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinians say Israeli air strike on West Bank kills two

The UK Jewish groups said that they had emphasized to Starmer a need to keep the frequent anti-Israel demonstrations in the country away from synagogues and Jewish community sites.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Starmer, British officials meet with UK Jews on antisemitism, hostages