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.

  Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers

Gallant: The IDF rules the skies of the Middle East

Gallant updated the number of aerial threats used on Saturday to 500 and said that Iran failed in its attack.

IDF Northern Command conducts intense cyber and combat drill as Iran confrontation looms

As part of the drill, both combat and cyber and technology forces deployed throughout the North, on every separate front, to simulate readiness for an all-out hybrid digital and kinetic war.

Israel should not retaliate now, a measured strike is the best message, says TAU Iran expert

Discussing the implications for Israeli policy, Tel Aviv University Professor Menashri cautioned against the internal and external pressures that might compel Israel to retaliate.

By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
16/04/2024

Quiet before the storm: Is escalating Israel-Iran violence on the way?

Reduced clashes in the Gaza and Lebanon fronts come as Iran-Israel tensions grow.

Iran sought to change the 'equation' of its confrontation with Israel

Iran's Sunday attack on Israel sets a new precedent, and implies that it is now willing to carry out more large-scale attacks against Israel in the future.

Jordanian FM: We would have acted the same if the attack came from Israel

Foreign Minister Safadi, in comments made to CNN, said that Jordan would have intercepted any threats entering its airspace whether they had come from Iran, Israel, or elsewhere.

By MAYA GUR ARIEH
16/04/2024

European Parliament votes on reform to remove hatred, violence from Palestinian education

The reform, according to the parliament, was passed so that the violent imagery taught in Palestinian textbooks prior would cease and no longer be an obstacle to peaceful solutions.

Israel to Arab countries: Coming response to Iran won't endanger you, the region

Following Iran's Saturday night attack on Israel, Western and Middle Eastern partners have worried about Israel's next steps and questioned what the retaliation could resemble.

Iran’s attack is an ‘embarrassing failure,’ a success for Israel, says US

It was the first time that this coalition of forces had acted as a military defensive force both in the region and in defense of Israel.

Iran able to 'handle situation well,' spare Middle East more tension, China's foreign minister says

Wang also said he noted Iran had described its actions as limited and carried out in self-defense.

By REUTERS
16/04/2024
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