CrossFireArabia- December 9, 2024
More children have been killed in Gaza in the past 12 months than in the entire world over the last 5 years. It’s not war. It’s genocide. Don’t stop talking about Gaza.
Israel Strikes 100 Military Sites on 1st Day of Syria Takeover
- CrossFireArabia
- December 9, 2024
This is not trending on the social media nor any media but has been made by an Arab journalist.
Ahmad Mansour, a journalist in Al Jazeera, writes:
Israel struck, Sunday, more than 100 military targets in Syria, in addition to civilian institutions.
Israel does not want to leave any military or civilian components for the new state led by the rebels.
Assad #سوريا left the ruins of a state, but Israel wants to turn it into ashes #دمشق_تتحرر #سوريا_تتحرر
Talks Under The Gun
- CrossFireArabia
- December 9, 2024
Optimistic reports of advancements in negotiations between Israel and Hamas, with Egypt, Qatar, and US mediation, over a ceasefire deal has been reported as Hamas sent Egypt the names of those Israeli prisoners destined to be released during the first phase.
This coincides with intensive Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. In the past 12 hours, Israel killed three people as a result of an airstrike near Halabi Junction in Jabalia Al-Balad, northern Gaza Strip. Israeli quadcopters also fired heavily at citizens attempting to reach their homes in the Safatwi area, west of Jabalia.
Israel Bombs 10 Military Sites in Syria
- CrossFireArabia
- December 9, 2024
Israel has conducted strikes on 10 arms depots and military facilities in areas of Syria controlled by groups that overthrew the 61-year Baath regime.
According to information obtained by Anadolu from opposition-affiliated air monitoring officials, Israeli warplanes targeted Damascus’ Mezzeh Military Airport, Quneitra Gara, Minket al-Hadab, Damascus Security Zone, Quneitra Tel al-Sham, Damascus Military Science Center, Tel Aqrabeh in the countryside of Daraa, Kalkaleh Military Base, Tel al-Talib in Daraa, and various sites in the town of Ghita.
The targeted locations are known to house strategic military facilities and weapons depots.
“Israeli forces have recently targeted munitions posing a threat to Israel and Syrian air defense systems at risk of being captured by rebels,” Israeli daily Haaretz quoted sources in the Israeli military as saying.
According to the sources, the collapse of the Syrian army could allow armed groups to enter the buffer zone on the Israeli border.
As a result, Israeli forces have been deployed to the area, preparing for scenarios where reserve forces might be needed.
Israeli military perceives ‘threats’ from groups in Syria
According to Israeli State Television KAN, the Israeli military confirmed its occupation of Mount Hermon (Sheikh Mountain) on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.
It said that air force units seized the Syrian side of Sheikh Mountain to strengthen defensive positions against “potential threats” from groups that toppled the Baath regime.
The operation reportedly began after these groups started capturing Syrian military positions near the Israeli border.
After a period of relative calm, clashes between Assad regime forces and anti-regime groups reignited on Nov. 27 in rural areas west of Aleppo, a major city in northern Syria.
Over 10 days, opposition forces launched a lightning offensive, capturing key cities and then, on Sunday, the capital Damascus. The rapid advance, supported by defecting military units, led to the collapse of the Assad regime after 13 years of civil war.
Israel Fights in Syria
- CrossFireArabia
- December 8, 2024
Chief of Staff of the Israeli Occupation , Herzi Halevi, announced that starting Sunday night, the IOF will begin fighting in Syria. “Israeli occupation forces are fighting on four fronts: Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and starting tonight, Syria,” Halevi stated.
