Israeli forces advanced into Sweisah in the Quneitra countryside of southwestern Syria, establishing military positions near Al-Mantara Dam and opening fire on protesters opposing the incursion, injuring three civilians.

In fact, so stubbornly did the Israeli government resist embracing the truth that it took JJAC 10 years to convince it, in 2014, to recognize the Middle Eastern refugees by creating Yom HaPlitim, Jewish Refugee Day, which is now observed every year on November 30.

The fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad earlier in December has set millions of Yemenis thinking about what lies in store for their own country. Some say the fall of the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen – who control Sanaa and much of northern and western Yemen – may be the “next surprise” in the region.

Israeli occupation forces have intensified their military attacks across multiple West Bank, including Tulkarm, Nour Shams, and al-Amari, injuring at least 8 Palestinians, including a young girl and a paramedic and arresting 25 Palestinians.

The leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar Assad's government in Syria, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

In a message to the Pope on Christmas Day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for effective measures to help the Palestinian people, reports Tasnim News Agency. In his message on December 25, Pezeshkian congratulated Pope Francis and all monotheists around the world, particularly Christians, on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ.

At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it said were killed by Israeli airstrikes.

QUIETLY, away from the resonant slogans once championed by the Iranian regime and its supporters, we say the dramatic changes in Syria and the situation with

Hanukkah reminds us that even in the darkest times, light persists. The candles we light symbolize not just hope but the clarity and courage to confront the world’s darkness and our own blindness. They remind us to keep striving for truth, even when the path is unclear.

Security chiefs mistrust Syria's new rulers and don't think Hezbollah is finished; assess Iran will seek the bomb but wait to see how Trump will act; favor a hostage deal, for moral and practical reasons The post IDF’s prewar complacency replaced by wariness on every front,

The visits came a day after Sharaa — also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, the highest-level visit from Lebanon to Syria to date. Arab states had responded cautiously to Assad’s fall and the takeover by HTS-led Islamist rebels.