Middle East Experience

Herzog, stressing the resilience of the Israeli people, underlined the importance of standing united and strong against antisemitism across the globe.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ‘The earth shakes still’: Herzog sends message to Jewish communities marking Oct. 7

Thousands of protesters marched in London and other cities on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.At the start of a planned wave of protests worldwide, pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in cities in the UK, France, South Africa, Ireland and Switzerland to demand an end to the conflict, which has killed nearly 42,000 people in Gaza.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Thousands march for Palestinians ahead of Oct 7 anniversary

In a south Lebanon hospital, Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert peered out of the window after bombardment near the Israeli border, four decades after he first worked in the country."It's a horrible experience," he said in a video call from the southern town of Nabatiyeh."It's been 42 years and nothing has changed," said Gilbert, who first saw war treating patients during the 1982 Israeli invasion and siege of Beirut.Below the window paramedics were on standby next to parked ambulances at the hospital behind the front line.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Desperate deja vu for foreign war doctors in Lebanon

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Sunday that Israeli air strikes in Jabaliya killed at least 17 people as Israeli forces said they had surrounded the area to prevent Hamas from regrouping.Following a year of fighting after Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, large swathes of Gaza have been reduced to rubble as the Israeli army aimed to completely destroy the militant group.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Rescuers say 17 dead in Gaza as Israel troops encircle Jabaliya

Sipping a coffee in front of a blaring television as black smoke rose from the rubble nearby, Ali Mahmoud, 63, recounted a night of terror in Beirut's southern suburbs."We were at the coffee shop when we heard the strikes," he said early on Sunday."We whisked our families out of the suburb into the city. We were scared like everybody else."Mahmoud said he had come back to see what state his home was in, and to collect a few belongings for relatives who were now sleeping in the street.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: South Beirut residents check damage after 'most violent night'

Iran's supreme leader has decorated the Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander for the Islamic republic's missile attacks on arch-foe Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's website said on Sunday."Ayatollah Khamenei presented the Order of Fath ("Conquest" in Farsi) to General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the Guards Aerospace Force," it said.The decoration was bestowed because of "the brilliant 'Honest Promise' operation", the website said.Hajizadeh, 62, has headed the Guards aerospace unit since its creation in 2009.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran's Khamenei decorates commander for Israel attack

When Ali al-Akbar returned to school in Lebanon this year after the summer holidays, it wasn't to study his favourite subject maths but to seek refuge from Israeli air strikes."I miss my friends and teachers," the 14-year-old wearing glasses told AFP inside a classroom-turned-shelter in Beirut's southern suburbs.Lebanon has postponed the start of the school year after Israel increased its air strikes against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah since September 23.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon's children shelter in schools amid war

The latest drone attack highlights the growing complexity of regional conflicts and Israel's evolving defense strategies.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iraqi militias claim drone attack as Iran’s proxies continue threats

The KKL-JNF is at the forefront of efforts to strengthen the resilience of the Jewish State.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A year after October 7, this is what KKL-JNF is doing for Israel. You can help

Senior Qatari diplomat tells the 'Post' that the Gulf state never communicated with Sinwar, and it hasn't recently met with Israeli hostage families.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Senior Qatari diplomat to 'Post': We never communicated with Sinwar