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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.

Houthi terrorists open the door of the cockpit on the ship's deck in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023

Iran-backed Houthis claim Red Sea only safe if Gaza war ends

 Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 19, 2023.

Jordan's king tells UN aid officials that Israel should allow more aid into Gaza

By REUTERS
 Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei views an Iranian drone during his visit last week to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force.

Iran continues to use drones in its shadow war against Israel - opinion

By BEHNAM BEN TALEBLU
 AN ISRAELI military helicopter with released Israeli hostages on board arrives at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, on Sunday.

Released hostage says he was held by UNRWA teacher in Gaza - report

Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, carrying pro-Palestinian activists to take part of a humanitarian convoy, leaves from Sarayburnu port in Istanbul, Turkey May 22, 2010.

Intel: Unclear how big a threat next Turkey flotilla is

 The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) sets sail in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, July 14, 2019

US warship in Red Sea shoots down drone- officials

By REUTERS
 A HOUTHI fighter guards the deck of the ‘Galaxy Leader’ cargo ship in the Red Sea

Houthis slam G7, say hijacked ship linked to war

 Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists participate in an anti-Israel military parade marking the 36th anniversary of the movement's foundation in Gaza City, October 4, 2023.

How Hamas is showcasing Islamic Jihad’s Gaza role - analysis

 A member of the Iranian police holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the 44th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, earlier this month, in Tehran.

Khamenei promises ‘de-Americanization’ of Mideast - analysis

 Mosab Hassan Yousef at the Jerusalem Post 2019 Annual Conference.

Hamas founder's son calls for Israel to kill his father if hostages not released

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a rally marking Prophet Mohammed's birthday, in Beirut suburbs, Lebanon. October 2, 2023.

Israel-Hamas war: Hezbollah's Nasrallah plead for ceasefire in last speech

 Elon Musk

Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to visit Gaza

By REUTERS
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with United Nations (UN) relief chief Martin Griffiths in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on March 21, 2023

UN aid chief heads to Jordan for talks to open second crossing into Gaza

By REUTERS
 Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers from his ruling AK Party at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey October 11, 2023

Erdogan tells UN chief Israel must be tried in international courts for Gaza crimes

By REUTERS
Destroyed buildings lay in ruin in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, during the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, November 25, 2023

Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza - WHO

By REUTERS
 Kfir Bibas, 10 months

Baby remains hostage in Gaza as others go free in Israel-Hamas deal

By REUTERS
 Mossad Director David Barnea speaks during a Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), in Tel Aviv, on September 10, 2023.

Mossad, US spy chiefs meet Qatari PM to discuss 'building on' Gaza truce

By REUTERS
 Freed prisoner, Roda Musa Abdelkader Abu Agamiya, chants in support of Hamas amid her release from Israeli prison.

WATCH: Released Palestinian prisoner calls for Hamas to fight Israel

Ahed Tamimi appears at a military court at the Israeli-run Ofer prison in the West Bank village of Betunia on December 20, 2017.

Ahed Tamimi headlines new list of Palestinian prisoners slated for release

 Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace group and allies rally in support of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, during a protest in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., November 7, 2023.

Ceasefire between Israel, Hamas draws mixed responses from Arab experts

By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
 Palestinians check the damages after a convoy of ambulances was hit, at the entrance of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, November 3, 2023.

The mysteries of Hamas’s Shifa Hospital left unresolved - analysis

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