Ahn Soyeon(SNUAC)

Due to simultaneous incidents across Lebanon on September 17-18, 37 people were reported dead and about 3,000 injured as of the 22nd, after explosions of communication devices used by Hezbollah. While the cause of the incident remains unclear, Israel is suspected to be behind it. Allegations suggest that Israel set up a paper company in Europe to sell the devices with embedded explosives and detonators to Hezbollah.

Hwang Yuihyun(SNUAC)

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza have reached a stalemate, and within the Biden administration, there’s growing skepticism about the possibility of both sides agreeing to a ceasefire. While President Biden emphasized his commitment to achieving a ceasefire agreement, according to a Wall Street Journal report on September 19, some high-ranking U.S. officials believe it’s unlikely that a ceasefire agreement will be reached before Biden’s term ends in January next year.

Han Ha-eun(SNUAC)

On September 4, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who came to power through a coup, met with AKP’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, marking the restoration of relations after 12 years of estrangement. The rupture between the two countries was triggered by the ousting of Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who had risen to power in Egypt during the Arab Spring, only to be removed by el-Sisi’s coup.

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