▲ In central Damascus, hundreds of people continue to gather to celebrate the overthrow of Bashar al Assad’s government.Photo Afp
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La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, December 14, 2024, p. 20
Damascus. Israel launched several attacks against Syrian army facilities, the Al Mayadeen news network reported yesterday. The bombings fell on the provinces of Latakia and Tartus and hit military depots.
The media noted that the Israeli military continues its raid in the south of the country towards the capital, Damascus.
The Israeli air force announced that it has achieved complete air superiority in Syria. Israeli forces reportedly destroyed 86 percent of air defense systems. Some air defense complexes still function, but They are not considered a major threat to Israel’s air fleet, which claimed it can operate freely in that country’s skies.RT reported.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took control of the Golan Heights buffer zone this week and justifies its actions as security activities. defense to prevent threats. In addition, Tel Aviv evaluates the possibility of weapons from Syria reaching Hezbollah, they believe that after the weakening of Iranian groups in the region and the fall of Bashar al Assad’s government, there is an opportunity to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, military commanders assured, published The Times of Israel.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to prepare to remain on Mount Hermon during the winter to prevent the border region from falls into the wrong hands after the overthrow of Al Assadreported The Times of Israel.
Thousands of Syrians gathered at Damascus’ main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since the fall of Assad, while crowds celebrated in the capital’s largest square, after Islamist leader Abu Mohammed al Jolani, who took over power in Syria last weekend, appeared in a video congratulating to the great Syrian people for the victory of the blessed revolution and encouraged residents to take to the streets en masse.
Yesterday’s sermon was delivered by Mohammed al-Bashir, the interim prime minister installed by the main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al Sham.
Humanitarian aid from Europe
Meanwhile, the European Union will deliver a total of 100 tons of humanitarian aid from its reserves to Syria through Turkey, where the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is on an official visit and from where he stated that it is imperative combat the jihadist group Islamic State, while the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, stated that Europe will help Syria in its reconstruction.
