Middle East

The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

 A dog stands in rubble in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024

Gaza Strip will cost $80 billion to rebuild - but who will rule it?

Who will pay for it all, and how will the Palestinian Authority, which has no money, be involved while Hamas is still the governing body in the Gaza Strip?

By DEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNS
21/01/2025
Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

IDF launches Operation Iron Wall against Palestinian terror in Jenin as PA exits

Palestinian Authority security forces exited the area following a month-long operation of its own against local Palestinian terror groups.

Yemen's Houthis make play to become Iran's main Middle East proxy

The multiple articles about the Houthis in Iranian state media show how important this group is to Iran these days.

Trump's first decisions already shaping America's Middle East doctrine

The overall picture emerging from Trump’s first day and his overall doctrine is that he wants to reverse what he sees are mistakes from the last four years.

Over 900 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday, UN says

The ceasefire deal requires 600 truckloads of aid to be allowed into Gaza every day of the initial six-week ceasefire, including 50 carrying fuel.

By REUTERS
20/01/2025

Is this the last Iran nuke negotiation before judgment day?

October 2025 – when the global sanctions snapback threat and limits from the 2015 nuclear deal on Tehran’s centrifuges expire – is just over the horizon.

Flow of aid to Gaza could take time, warns International Rescue chief

He said the IRC in Gaza is focused particularly on water and sanitation, child protection and other healthcare.

Yemen's Houthis to target only Israel-linked vessels following Gaza deal

The HOCC said the Houthis would stop targeting Israeli-linked ships "upon the full implementation of all phases of the agreement."

By REUTERS
20/01/2025

Did Khamenei wear a bulletproof vest at funeral of assassinated judges?

Two days after the murder, Iran still doesn't know the motive of the assassinations, sparking rumors of civil unrest.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and released journalist Cecelia Sala embrace

Journalist Cecilia Sala details detention in Iran's Evin prison

'Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.'

By JAMES GENN
20/01/2025
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