It has been over 110 days since the Israel-Hamas War began on October 7, following an attack by Hamas on neighboring Israeli communities, in which more than 1,000 people were killed and approximately 250 were taken as hostages into the Gaza Strip. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org That same … Read more
US media is being very transparent in discussions about how the US might respond to the Iranian-backed militia attack that killed three Americans in Jordan. CNN reports that the US response is expected to be “powerful.” NBC reported that the White House has faced pressure to get “approval” from Congress on any retaliation. Iran’s … Read more
A report was circulated on social media on Saturday by a reporter from the Lebanese Al-Manar network, which is affiliated with the terrorist organization Hezbollah, allegedly quoting Israeli media and according to which the Israeli government will declare war with Lebanon within hours, Maariv reported. There is no such report by Israeli media, Maariv … Read more
Over three years have passed since Israel and Morocco signed their normalization agreements. Since then, ties between the two countries have been taking off slowly but steadily. However, given Morocco’s historic neutrality, the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza presents challenges for their relationship. But unlike during previous Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, this time, … Read more
The US and UK armed forces carried out airstrikes on eight sites in Yemen overnight between January 22 and 23. The strikes were an important symbol of the decision by the US and allied countries to show that they mean business when it comes to stopping Iranian-backed Houthi aggression. The Houthis have sought to … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said there could be no normalization of ties with Israel without resolving the Palestinian issue, he told CNN in an interview that aired on Sunday. Asked if there could be no normal ties without a path to a credible and irreversible Palestinian state, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told … Read more
Two US Navy SEALs who went missing in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month during a raid on an Iranian ship have not been located following an exhaustive search and their status has been changed to deceased, military officials said on Sunday. The SEALs were reported missing after boarding the vessel in a … Read more
This weekend, Hojatollah Omidvar, who served as the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force intelligence unit in Syria, was assassinated in the Damascus area, allegedly by Israel. Omidvar’s deputy and three other senior officials were killed in the same strike. Back in June, The Washington Post reported that Omidvar, also … Read more
Palestinian lives are as important as Jewish ones, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, when quizzed on the matter by veteran journalist Thomas Friedman. “Do Jewish lives matter more than Palestinian and Muslim and Christian lives, given the incredible asymmetry in [civilian] casualties” in the … Read more
Gaza war negatively affected American presence in region An-Nahar, Lebanon, January 12 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Since the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation on Oct. 7, the US’s presence and deployment in the region have been facing a serious crisis. Amid the fierce and destructive Israeli war on Gaza, several … Read more
