Aljazeera says Israel has carried out air raids in central Gaza for the second time this week, with its military saying its fighter jets attacked an underground complex used to produce rocket engines.
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The Middle East is a geopolitical term that commonly refers to the region spanning the Levant, Arabian Peninsula, Anatolia, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
The term came into widespread usage as a replacement for the term Near East beginning in the early 20th century. 
What countries come in the Middle East?
Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
What is considered the Middle East?
A variety of countries make up the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The Gaza Strip has been rocked by Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave as tensions rise following a weekend of bloodshed around a Jerusalem holy site.
Arab News says Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot and killed two Palestinian women as troops responded to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s call for them to go on the “offensive.”
France24 says at least two people were killed Thursday and several wounded in a shooting spree in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.
Arab News says trade in the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon in the Middle East grew exponentially in 2021 to top $5 billion, posing an increasing health and security risk to the region, a report said.
France24 says five people were killed in gun attacks Tuesday near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, emergency responders said, in the third fatal gun or knife spree in the Jewish state in a week.
Arab News says the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Tuesday that it will stop all military activities in Yemen starting Wednesday March 30 at 6 a.m.
Arab News says a diplomatic push is underway to prevent a repeat of last year’s Ramadan violence in the occupied Palestinian territories that led to a fourth conflict between Israel and Gaza.
The Independent says a pair of Arab gunmen killed two people and wounded several others in a shooting spree in the central Israeli city of Hadera.
Arab News says the latest ceasefire proposal by Houthis is an attempt to foil this week’s peace talks brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh.
Arab News says the Saudi health ministry has ended the need for key COVID-19 travel requirements for those entering the Kingdom.
Arab News says the EU said that it “strongly condemns” recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi militia.
The cargo ship Al Salmy 6 capsized during rough and stormy weather in the Gulf, Captain Nizar Qaddoura, operations manager of the Salem Al Makrani Cargo company, said.
The Independent says Liz Truss has attempted to defend Britain’s ties with Saudi Arabia ahead of Boris Johnson’s imminent visit.
Arab News says nearly $14 billion of international aid donated to Yemen in the past seven years has made an “enormous difference” to the people of the country, according to the UN’s humanitarian chief.
The Independent says PM urged to scrap plans for a post-Brexit trade accord with Saudi Arabia amid concern about mass executions.
Arab News says around 160 people, some carrying knives and stones, were arrested at a Moroccan football match in violence which left more than 100 officers injured.
Arab News says When Russian tanks trundled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, alarm bells started ringing in places even far away from the war zone.
Arab News says the UAE called on the international community to take action to ensure that women and girls have more prominent roles at the heart of post-conflict recovery efforts.
Arab News says a top Iranian official said Monday that his country is seeking “creative ways” to restore its nuclear deal with world powers.
Aljazeera says Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager after he allegedly stabbed two officers in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem.
Arab News says Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow.
Arab News says Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days attempting to reinvigorate a program criticized by the West.
Arab News says a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
The Independent says a military aircraft has crashed near a school in Tabriz, Iran, killing both its pilots and at least one person on the ground, according to state media reports.