BBC News reports that Hamas has reiterated a call for Palestinians to step up visits to al-Aqsa Mosque. Israel has accused Hamas of striving to ignite .
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23rd December 2020
The Associated Press all report on Israel upcoming March election. All the papers note that after the government failed to reach an agreement over its budget, the Knesset automatically dissolved leading to the country’s fourth election in less two years.
Reuters report on the historic Israeli flight to Morocco yesterday. The papers note that the flight, operated by El Al airlines, was the first direct flight by a commercial airline from Tel Aviv to Rabat. Both countries anticipate a surge in tourism given the significant population of Israelis of Moroccan descent.
The Times reports that a US submarine armed with a 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile surfaced in the Persian Gulf. The submarine was ordered to surface as a show of strength amid ongoing tensions with Iran. This marked the first time in eight years that an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine was seen in the Gulf. The paper notes that the US Depa
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21st December 2020
BBC News reports on the massive seizure of the drug Captagon, an amphetamine, in Italy which revealed the scale of illegal drug production in Syria. The drug is used recreationally across the Middle East and is also taken by fighters who say it gives them ‘a feeling of invincibility on the frontlines.’ The report notes that this ‘is the largest haul ever seized, with a street value of more than $1bn (£900m) and was followed by smaller drug raids across the Middle East, in what appears to be a co-ordinated effort against the lucrative narcotics trade likely run by the Syrian regime and its allies.’