Israeli army:

"Following the sirens that sounded in a number of areas in central Israel, several attempts were made to intercept a missile that was launched from Yemen. The missile was likely intercepted."

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“This operation is the third within 12 hours.”

❗️Medical sources to Al Jazeera:

“24 martyrs in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, 19 of them in the center and south of the Strip.”

❗️Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel:

○ "The exchange deal is being discussed now and we hope to receive positive news later."

○ "US President-elect Trump asked to reach a deal before January 20."

○ "I cannot reveal the details of the deal and we do not want statements that may affect the morale of the families of the kidnapped."

❗️Egyptian sources to Al-Araby al-Jadeed:

○ "Preparations to operate the Rafah crossing to bring aid into Gaza and receive Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners."

○ "Humanitarian aid and fuel will be brought in through the Rafah crossing from the first day of the ceasefire."

○ "The start of the travel of patients and the wounded will be one week after the start of the agreement."

○ "Mobile homes, tents and engineering machinery to remove rubble will be brought in with the start of the agreement."

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❗️According to Asharq News, sources familiar with the 'negotiations' between the Hamas movement and Israel said that the ceasefire negotiation which seems to be coming are "very complicated."

The sources also revealed to the news organization some of the key points behind the deal.

Return of the displaced:

○ "One of the points of contention was the return of the displaced people who left their homes due to the fighting, so it was agreed that the displaced would begin returning no later than the seventh day after the implementation of the agreement from the south of the sector to its north."

○ "Determine the parking point about a kilometer from the electronic barrier equipped with thermal cameras, at the Martyr's Junction on the coastal road of Al-Rasheed (West Netzarim axis), and there will be an Egyptian and a Qatari crew to supervise the traffic on foot."

○ "Vehicles are allowed to return civilians of all kinds, but it must pass through Al-Shuhada Junction on the eastern Salah al-Din road, and it will be subject to electronic inspection, and it will be checked through an Israeli military checkpoint."

Captives:

○ "For every female soldier, 20 high-ranking Palestinian prisoners will be released, some of whom are former prisoners but not prominent Palestinian faction leaders."

○ "For every young Israeli soldier, at the end of the list of 34 detainees, who currently number 10, 90 Palestinian prisoners will be released, of whom have high-level sentences, and a limited number of high-level convicts."

○ "Israel receives a list of the names of the living prisoners."

Humanitarian aid:

○ "The aid transfer mechanism has been agreed upon, as it is undertaken by international institutions and organizations."

○ "Traffic points were identified, storage and distribution of aid and how it was, with a pledge not to interfere with Hamas, and not to impose any direct taxes from the movement on the goods and goods to be entered."

Buffer areas:

○ "Hamas did not mind, the Israeli condition that the buffer security zone be 800 meters, not 300."

○ "The buffer zones are: the border area, starting from Beit Hanoun, east, through Jabalia, and Beit Lahiya, to the northwestern Sudanese sector, and all the eastern border region, east of the sector, from Rafah, south to Beit Hanoun, to the north."

○ "The withdrawal of the Israeli forces to the Martyrs' Junction on the Netzarim axis, with the intersection of Salah al-Din, and the withdrawal from some western regions in the Philadelphia axis, with Israeli forces remaining until the agreement in the second stage."

❗️Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir:

"The deal that is taking shape is a surrender deal to Hamas. I call on my friend, Minister Bezalel Smotrich, to join me and work with me together against the surrender deal to Hamas.

My party, Otzma Yehudit, alone, does not have the power to prevent the deal, so I propose that we go together to the prime minister and tell him that if he approves the deal, we will withdraw from the government.

This cooperation is the only way to prevent a surrender deal, to prevent this disastrous deal, and to ensure that the sacrifices of hundreds of soldiers were not in vain."

❗️Al-Akhbar:

"A number of Israeli soldiers advanced towards the Lebanese army center in Ras al-Naqoura and asked the Lebanese soldiers not to let a bulldozer that was operating in the vicinity of the center approach the separation wall. When the Lebanese soldiers filmed them, the Israeli soldiers became angry and asked the bulldozer driver to leave."

(South Lebanon).

❗️Spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry:

○ "We have reached the final stages regarding the agreement."

○ "The ongoing talks in Doha regarding Gaza are fruitful, positive and focus on the final details."

○ "We do not delve into the details of what is happening in the negotiations and we have handed over the drafts of the agreement to both parties."

○ "We have overcome the main obstacles in the disagreements between the two parties regarding the agreement."

○ "Meetings are underway in Doha between the parties to the agreement and we are awaiting updates from them."

○ "We urge the two sides to reach an agreement and end the tragedy in Gaza."

○ "When we announce the agreement, the start of the implementation of the ceasefire will be announced."

○ "We are today at a point that is the closest to reaching an agreement regarding Gaza."

○ "We are expecting the announcement of the agreement to be soon."

○ "We have submitted drafts of the ceasefire agreement and talks are now underway regarding the final details."

○ "There are pending details between the two parties to the negotiations regarding the mechanisms for implementing the ceasefire agreement."

○ "We affirm our firm position to end the occupation in Gaza and all Palestinian territories and that the decision be Palestinian."

○ "Mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States are committed to everything that leads to the success of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza."

○ "We are optimistic because the main outstanding issues that previously hindered the agreement have been solved."

❗️Quds Brigades - Jenin:

"After contact was restored with one of our combat formations in the Qabatiya Company, they confirmed to us that this morning they were able to confront a special Zionist force that tried to besiege a house in the Jabal Umm al-Qasab axis and shower it with heavy hail of bullets. Our heroes were also able to shower the military reinforcements with heavy hail of bullets, achieving confirmed casualties."

❗️Israeli Channel 14 military correspondent Hillel Biton Rosen:

"With the deal with Hamas approaching, the Israeli army has begun logistical preparations to dismantle military points and withdraw from the Netzarim axis."

❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in response to a question from Al Mayadeen:

○ "Russia will not leave the Middle East."

○ "Russia wants to contribute to normalizing the situation in Syria and supports comprehensive dialogue there."

○ "The Russian embassy in Damascus continues its work and there are daily contacts with the new authorities."

○ "Gulf states support the involvement of Russia, China and Iran in Syria."

❗️Ministry of Health in Gaza - Day 466:

○ "The Israeli occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 61 martyrs and 281 injuries arriving at hospitals during the past 24 hours."

○ "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 46,645 martyrs and 110,012 injuries since 7 October 2023."

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❗️Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad al-Shaibani:

"We will represent the new Syria tomorrow in the first official visit to the Republic of Turkiye, which has not abandoned the Syrian people for 14 years."

❗️Hamas:

"The leadership of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas held a series of contacts and consultations with the leaders of the Palestinian factions, informing them of the progress made in the negotiations taking place in Doha.

During these contacts, the leaders of the forces and factions expressed their satisfaction with the course of the negotiations, stressing the need for general national preparation for the next stage and its requirements.

The movement's leadership and various forces stressed the continuation of communication and consultation until the completion of the ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange, which has reached its final stages, expressing their hope that this round of negotiations will end with a clear and comprehensive agreement."