Despite announcements of a ceasefire, fighting continues in northern and eastern Syria. Forces aligned with the al-Sharaa government are advancing in the Kobani, Raqqa and Hasakah areas, forcing Kurdish residents to flee their homes. In response, the Kurdish leadership declares a general mobilization.
Although a ceasefire was declared between Kurdish militias and Syria’s Islamist government, a senior Kurdish official told Reuters he is desperately hoping that the US and Israel will step in on the Kurds’ behalf in the current confrontation with the government of Ahmed al-Sharaa.
A Western official familiar with the talks told Israel Hayom that coordination gaps between Jerusalem and Washington are now being addressed in an effort to return to full agreement. After this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, an international demand backed by President Donald Trump is expected to call on Hamas to disarm.
The readiness of the US military and pessimistic assessments of the potential consequences of a strike were decisive factors in President Donald Trump’s decision not to attack Iran. The president has adopted a new strategy, and the question is no longer whether he will act against the Iranian regime, but when.
Several Iranian state television channels were hacked, broadcasting anti-regime messages and footage of protests, according to reports by the opposition outlet Iran International.
As Donald Trump announces Gaza's “Peace Board,” the terrorist organization is rebuilding. From prisoners freed in the Shalit deal to the “brigade commander” who replaced Mohammed Deif, as well as three veteran battalion commanders who evaded assassination attempts.
A new report by the watchdog group UN Watch lays exposes the double standard at the United Nations, showing how experts who routinely attack Israel have largely ignored the Islamist regime’s repression and support for terrorism in Iran.
The official confirmed the deaths of thousands in the protests and accused “Israel and armed organizations from abroad” of sending protesters into the streets.
Brutal repression, isolation from the outside world and a sustained campaign to smear protesters have, for now, halted demonstrations. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused the US and lashed out at President Donald Trump, while Washington spoke of “understandings.” Conflicting reports persist over the scale of the killing and the protests, amid assessments that the calm may prove temporary.
The White House has formally revealed the members of the “Gaza Executive Board,” tasked with overseeing the implementation of the second phase of his plan to end the war in Gaza.
