UPDATE | Lebanese Ministry of Health:

"5 killed and 4 injured in a final toll of the Israeli airstrike on Tayr Dibba town in southern Lebanon."

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❗Civil Defense spokesman in Gaza:

○ “The occupation uses huge munitions that lead to the destruction of entire residential blocks.”

○ “Our crews cannot perform their work properly because they are targeted by the occupation.”

○ “The occupation refuses to bring in spare parts for our vehicles, which has led to a large number of them being out of service.”

○ “The occupation seeks to kill the largest possible number of civilians and medical personnel.”

❗️Israeli army:

“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in Kerem Shalom at 11:02, one projectile that was launched from the southern Gaza Strip was intercepted.”

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❗️Overall developments in Gaza according to RT correspondent Saed Swerki within the past few hours in Gaza:

○ "3 martyrs as a result of the bombing of a residential apartment for the Tafesh family in the vicinity of the Candle Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City"

○ "3 martyrs as a result of the bombing of a residential apartment, Al-Zubdah building, in the vicinity of the Al-Kanz Mosque in Al-Rimal neighborhood, center of Gaza City,"

○ "Injured, including children, in the occupation's bombing of a house near Al-Omari Mosque east of Gaza City."

○ "Artillery and air strikes on various areas of the Strip amid continued house demolition operations in the areas of ground operations north of the Strip and in the vicinity of the Netzarim corridor."

❗️Al-Akhbar correspondent:

"A mechanized patrol from the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces headed to remove the earthen barriers in the Qawzah triangle and redeploy to the army centers in Al-Salhani, Al-Qawzah and the entrance to Aita al-Shaab."

(South Lebanon)

❗️According to Reuters, the United States, France, and Germany, have expressed serious concerns to Syria's new HTS-led government regarding the appointment of foreign fighters to senior military positions.

US envoy Daniel Rubinstein addressed the issue directly with Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani), during a meeting at the presidential palace in Damascus. Similarly, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock raised these concerns in discussions with Sharaa on 3 January.

In late 2024, Syria's new administration made nearly 50 military appointments, including at least six foreign fighters from countries such as China, Turkiye, Egypt, and Jordan. Notable appointees include Abdulaziz Dawood Khudaberdi, a Chinese Uyghur militant linked to the Turkestan Islamic Party, and Egyptian Alaa Mohamed Abdel-Baki, previously sentenced to life in prison in absentia in Egypt on "terrorism charges."

Syrian officials defend their decisions, stating that many of these foreign fighters have been in the country for over a decade, contributing significantly to the fight against former President Bashar al-Assad, and cannot be returned to their home countries where they may face persecution.

❗️The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports at least 4,500 cases of amputations, involving both upper and lower limbs, since the start of Israel's war on Gaza.

"We have recorded 4,500 amputation cases by the end of 2024, as a result of the continuous Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks on Gaza," Zaher al-Wahidi, head of the Health Information Unit at the ministry, stated on Friday.

Al-Wahidi adds that around 800 of the amputees were children, representing 18% of the cases, and 540 were women, accounting for 12%.

❗️According to Al-Akhbar, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a call from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who gave him the congratulations of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and personally congratulated him on his election as president of Lebanon. MBS also invited Aoun to visit Saudi Arabia, and the president confirmed that Saudi Arabia will be his first destination on his foreign visits.

❗️Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani), head of the new Syrian HTS-led government, in Damascus, Syria.

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❗️Gaza Health Ministry - Day 463:

○ "The Israeli occupation committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 32 martyrs and 193 injuries arriving at hospitals during the past 48 hours."

○ "499 martyrs were added to the cumulative statistics of martyrs, whose data was completed and approved by the judicial committee following up on the file of reports and missing persons."

○ "There are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."

○ "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 46,537 martyrs and 109,571 injuries since 7 October, 2023."

❗️A source in the Syrian General Intelligence Service to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA):

○ "The Intelligence Service, in cooperation with the General Security Department in the Damascus countryside, succeeded in thwarting an attempt by ISIS to carry out a bombing inside the Sayyeda Zainab shrine in the vicinity of the capital, Damascus."

○ "The operation resulted in the arrest of the people involved in this attempt to carry out a major criminal act targeting the Syrian people."

❗️Israeli Maariv military correspondent Avi Ashkenazi:

○ "There is not much to the Israeli attack on Yemen yesterday, except for some public relations, removing accounts, and sending messages inside Israel more than externally."

○ "Israel still lacks good intelligence on military targets in Yemen."

○ "Until Israel emerges from its intelligence blindness, the power plant in Sanaa will remain a target for the Air Force."

❗️According to Al-Akhbar, US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein told Lebanese officials that the US guarantees a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon before the 60-day deadline. The news outlet also reported that Hochstein outlined the withdrawal schedule during a meeting with the committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

A senior Israeli official told Israeli Haaretz that Israel would pull its forces out "if the terms of its cease-fire deal with Hezbollah will be kept."