Archives for November, 2023

Adelkhah has spent much of the last half decade in an Iranian jail

Anti-hijab protests 'changed Iran and its prisons', says freed researcher

Agence France-Presse

A man stands on the rubble of a collapsed building after a strike on Khan Yunis on November 4

Fierce fighting in Gaza as US envoy faces Arab anger

Agence France-Presse

Polls show most Turks blaming Syrian migrants for their own economic problems

Battling public mood, Turkey quietly assimilates Syrians

Agence France-Presse

In this image grab taken from an AFPTV video footage shows a man carrying an injured girl near an ambulance damaged in a reported Israeli strike in front of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 3, 2023

UN chief 'horrified' by Israeli strike on Gaza ambulance convoy

Agence France-Presse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Jordan on Friday evening after leaving Israel empty-handed in his efforts to secure humanitarian "pauses" in its war to destroy Hamas

Blinken in Jordan as Gaza war rages

Agence France-Presse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards an aircraft as he departs Israel from Tel Aviv en route to Jordan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on November 3, 2023

'Significant' pause needed in Mideast conflict to win hostages' release: US

Agence France-Presse

11/03/2023 Tehran, Iran. In a pro-government rally in the Islamic Republic of Iran, people gathered at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on November 3, 2023, to watch Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's speech regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Among the crowd, Lebanon's Hezbollah flags and Palestinian flags were proudly waved. During the speech in Beirut, Nasrallah addressed the Israeli army's attack on Gaza and issued a warning to Israel about a potential attack on Lebanon. (Photo by Hossein Beri

Analysis

Hezbollah's Nasrallah signals restraint, keeps options open in Gaza war

Israel likely to agree to US request for humanitarian pause; Blinken gets ‘clear commitment’ from Israel on West Bank violence; Gaza war casualties include over 30 journalists; Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO bid still isn't done.

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

By Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin welcomes Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi defense chief concludes US trip, seeks security assurances as Gaza rages

Prince Khalid bin Salman’s preplanned trip included meetings with top US officials. Saudi Arabia is concerned that the war between Israel and Hamas could hurt its interests.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv

Amid war, US renews talk of Palestinian state but prospects bleak

Agence France-Presse

A man poses with a flag of Wagner group.

Analysis

How Russia's Redut PMC forced rival Wagner to withdraw from Syria

Almost all of Wagner's mercenaries have already left Syria on planes departing from the Khmeimim air base, and the remaining few dozen are handing over weapons to the military and processing documents.

Anton Mardasov

By Anton Mardasov

A man gestures towards the damage from the rocket attack on Kiryat Shmona

Israeli border residents say 'ready' for anything

Agence France-Presse

Iran Nasrallah

Iran's caution on Gaza war resonates in Hezbollah's Nasrallah speech

The Hezbollah leader offered little beyond Tehran's reserved approach to avoid a full-blown war with Israel, in a speech that Iranian hardliners had anticipated as a milestone in shaping the region's future.

US drones

Pentagon flying unarmed drones over Gaza for hostage recovery intel

The acknowledgement came a day after a senior American general said the US is providing Israel with intelligence assessments on Iran-backed threats on other fronts, but the Pentagon denies it's assisting with targets in Gaza.

Onlookers outside Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa gather around a Red Crescent ambulance damaged in a deadly Israeli strike

Deadly Israel strike on Gaza ambulance convoy sparks condemnation

Agence France-Presse

Armed Palestinians join the funeral procession for three militants killed in an overnight raid by the Israeli army on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank

West Bank city buries militants killed in Israel raid

Agence France-Presse

Gaza fighting

Analysis

Skepticism surrounds European role in a Gaza peacekeeping force

The IDF's main war objectives are to destroy Hamas and ensure the safe return of the hostages. If they succeed in their first aim, there will need to be a plan for Gaza's governance.

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