what is happening in the middle east

The Middle East is a region that includes countries such as Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and others. The region has been in the news recently due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Israeli fighter jets have targeted refugee camps in Gaza, and the Palestinian death toll from the war has exceeded 10,000. The conflict has caused a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with many people lacking basic necessities such as food, water, and medical supplies. The United Nations has called for a humanitarian truce, but the conflict continues. Arab leaders who met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jordan are pushing for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Countries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have for the first time claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and further raising the risks of a regional conflict erupting. Cyprus is working out with partners in the European Union and the Middle East the logistics to establish a sea corridor to deliver a stream of vital humanitarian aid to Gaza from the island’s.