Middle East Experience

Iran said Monday it currently sees "no grounds" for its indirect talks with the United States via intermediary Oman, citing the crisis in the Middle East.In June, Tehran said it had engaged in indirect talks with Washington via Muscat, despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations. US news website Axios reported at the time that officials from Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman "on how to avoid escalating regional attacks".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran says 'no grounds' for indirect talks with US

IDF: 221 out of 1,200 drones have penetrated air defenses since start of war • Golani air base drone spent 30 minutes flying low over highways.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF reports 221 drones landed in Israel amid ongoing threats and Golani base attack

When volunteer Lebanese rescue worker Aya Wehbeh was called to respond to a rare Israeli strike in central Beirut last week, she was terrified it had hit her family home."This period is really tough," the 25-year-old said days after the twin strikes on the Nweiri and Basta districts of the capital left at least 22 dead."I could have ended up pulling my mother, father, aunt or neighbour from the rubble," she said."I've been volunteering for five years but this ongoing offensive in very different from the other years."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon rescuers defy danger, lack of resources to keep working

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri was aware in 2022 that Haderech newspaper's salaries were funded illegally through the Shas education system.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Shas leader Deri knew about illegal funding of Shas party newspaper

During the raid, IDF soldiers seized weapons, ammunition, and motorcycles meant for carrying out infiltrations into Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF raids Hezbollah base for planning invasions into northern Israel

We may not be heading for a world war, but we could be heading for a world at war. Here's a look at the big conflicts around the world, and ones that could soon erupt, with nuclear-armed nations.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A world at war: These are the conflicts and tensions of nuclear-armed nations in 2024

The Lebanese Red Cross said 18 people died in a strike on north Lebanon on Monday, with the health ministry and official media reporting an Israeli raid on the Christian-majority area far from Hezbollah strongholds.A Lebanese security official told AFP the building "housed families displaced from Lebanon's south, and was targeted shortly after a man had arrived in a car".He requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters."Eighteen dead and four wounded in the strike on Aito," the Red Cross said, referring to a village in the Christian-majority Zgharta district.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanese Red Cross says 18 killed in strike in north

Before assuming his leadership role, Abu-Daqa served as Hamas’s head of UAV operations until Operation Guardian of the Walls in May 2021.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas terrorist behind October 7 paraglider infiltrations

The Nations League match between France and Israel, on November 14, will be played at the Stade de France and "will of course be open to the public", Paris police announced on Tuesday. Israel has been at war with Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas since the latter staged the deadliest-ever attack on Israel on October 7 last year.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: France to play Israel in Paris and allow fans in

Lebanon's prime minister told AFP on Tuesday his country was ready to bolster the army's presence in the country's south if there is a ceasefire to end weeks of intense Israeli air strikes and ground incursions targeting Hezbollah.Najib Mikati said the international community had engaged in "serious efforts" to impose a ceasefire, which he said the Iran-backed militant group had already accepted.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon PM says ready to bolster army in south after any ceasefire