U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who campaigned on the promise to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours once he took office, called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Kyiv would “like to make a deal and stop the madness.”
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GAZA DEATH TOLL
Israel continues to kill Gazans, with the death toll hitting 44,786 on Tuesday, along with 106,188 wounded and 11,000 missing.
TURKISH INTELLIGENCE IS AIDING ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS INVADING SYRIA
The fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the main Turkish-backed group invading Syria’s Aleppo, are receiving intelligence from Ankara as their fighters try to maintain their grip on the city and advance south, the AFP reported last week.
ISRAEL EXPANDS WAR IN LEBANON DESPITE CALLS FROM THE BIDEN’S CLAIM THAT U.S. WANTS A CEASEFIRE
The Israeli army continued its widespread bombing campaign throughout Lebanon last weekend as its invading force claimed to reach the deepest it has been inside its neighbor to the north—all while the Biden administration has been working on a ceasefire.
PENTAGON CONSIDERS WISDOM OF PUMPING MIDDLE EAST WITH TROOPS, WEAPONS
There is emerging debate inside the Pentagon about the wisdom of sending ships, fighter jets, and troops to the Middle East and whether the move helps prevent further escalation or encourages Israel to get bolder in its strikes because of the U.S. support.
LEBANON DEATH TOLL
Israel is reportedly planning for an ‘imminent’ ground invasion in Lebanon and has been bombing the country to its north to weaken Hezbollah’s resolve. About one million people in Lebanon have been displaced and thousands have fled into Syria as the Israeli shelling continued.
U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL OPENS DOOR FOR CHINA INFLUENCE
The U.S. support for Israel’s genocide and increased aggression in the Middle East is alienating Washington and allowing China to exert more influence in the region.
SMOTRICH WARNS NETANYAHU NOT TO AGREE TO GAZA CEASEFIRE
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject any international pressure to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza and called any such deal nothing more than a capitulation.
UN: GAZA HELL, ‘TOTAL LAWLESSNESS’
Gaza has become a “lawless wasteland” after eight months of punishment from Israel in response to the Hamas attack in October, Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, said.
NO CEASEFIRE: ISRAELI GENOCIDE GANG PLEDGES TO KEEP WAR GOING
The massacre in Gaza will continue for at least another seven months for Israel to complete its objective to snuff out Hamas in Gaza, Tzachi Hanegbi, head of the Israeli National Security Council, said last week.