New Israeli strikes said to target Syrian military sites, underground missile bunkers

 

Israel at War Day 435: Preventative Airstrikes On Iranian Nuclear Program Reportedly Being Discussed By Trump Transition Team

New Israeli strikes said to target Syrian military sites, underground missile bunkers

No immediate confirmation from Israel, which is trying to stop Assad’s strategic weapons from falling into hostile hands; Syria protests to UN against IDF presence in buffer zone.

IDF troops reach Damascus’ doorstep, uncover Syrian military weakness

The IDF has historically trained extensively for operations involving Syrian army outposts.

PA security forces kill Islamic Jihad commander, sparking clashes in Jenin

Amid larger crackdown against terror groups in West Bank, PA general says his forces ‘thwarted a disaster’ by stopping car bombing aimed at Palestinian civilians and PA forces.

Interim Syrian gov't complains to UN as Israel extends buffer zone

The letter complained of Israeli strikes in the country - despite Israel targeting weapons facilities belonging to the Assad regime.

Spooked by Fall of Assad and Collapse of Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis Reduce Public Appearances

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Thursday that leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen have decided to keep lower profiles following the devastation of Iran’s other regional proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, at the hands of Israel, followed by the overthrow of Iran’s client Bashar Assad in Syria by a Sunni Islamist insurgency.

'We paved the way': Turkey negotiated fall of Assad with Russia, Iran, Turkish FM says - report

"We paved the way for this to be bloodless by continuing focused talks," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Turkish TV, discussing the non-intervention of Russia and Iran.

Number of civilians killed in Gaza ‘inflated to vilify Israel’

Researchers accuse Gaza ministry of health of overstating casualty data.

Russia packing up military equipment at base in Syria, satellite images show

Reports that Russian troops are withdrawing from Syria come after the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said that Moscow had established relations with HTS.

77 House Democrats Sign Letter That Could Trigger Arms Embargo on Israel

Seventy-seven Democrats in the House of Representatives signed a letter Thursday accusing Israel of violating human rights law, disagreeing with the Biden-Harris administration and potentially triggering an arms embargo on Israel.

Top Biden adviser: Hamas has refused to provide names of hostages it’s holding

Sullivan says in Israeli TV interview that regional developments — not Trump’s election — are reason for fresh optimism about the chances of a Gaza deal: ‘The moment is ripe.’

Middle East 'mega-deal': Trump envoy Witkoff meets MBS in Saudi visit

This was the first meeting between MBS and a representative of the incoming Trump administration since the November elections.

Trump says Middle East peace ‘can take different forms’ than a Palestinian state

President-elect said that peace in the Middle East “can take different forms” than a Palestinian state, which US administrations often tout as the only solution for solving the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

First Order of Business: Permanently Neutralize Iran's Nuclear Threat, but for Long-Term Stability Do Not Stop with That

Iran is reportedly close to being a nuclear-armed state. Such a development would have catastrophic consequences for the region as well as for global stability. Acquiring nuclear weapons would embolden Iran's regime, re-strengthen its proxies, and enable it to resume escalating its terror campaigns across the region.

Israeli Leader: “Israel must establish itself forever in Judea and Samaria”

Yisrael Gantz said in a speech to American officials: “In an unstable Middle East: The era of retreats is over, Israel must establish itself forever in Judea and Samaria.”