U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to end the Ukraine-Russia War, urging Russian President Putin to act and suggesting China could help facilitate peace. Trump made the comments after meeting Ukrainian President Zelenskiy in Paris. Zelenskiy responded, emphasizing that peace must include reliable guarantees, not just a paper agreement, to prevent further suffering and losses. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Russia was open to talks, but based on previous agreements from 2022, acknowledging Battlefield Realities where Russia has made significant gains.

In an interview with NBC News, U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump revealed his intention to end Birthright Citizenship through Executive Action upon assuming Office. This proposed Policy seeks to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees Citizenship to individuals born on American Soil. However, Legal Experts and Critics contend that such a move would face substantial Legal Challenges, potentially requiring a Supreme Court ruling due to its implications for Constitutional Rights.

Operators with the Israeli Air Force’s Elite “Shaldag” Special Forces Unit atop Mount Herman in Southwestern Syria, looking over the Golan Heights.

The Prime Minister of Syria, Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali states that the Security Situation in the Capital of Damascus is continuing to improve, with efforts being made by most Government Ministers to support a quick and smooth Transitional Phase, away from the Assad Regime.

According to reports from a number of Israeli media organizations, including News 13, Hamas has given Egyptian intelligence a list of hostages that they claim are ready to be released. Notably, at least 4 U.S. nationals are said to be among the people on the list. The list was handed over to Egyptian officials yesterday in Egypt’s capital city, Cairo. While it’s unclear how many hostages they say they can release, 100 hostages are still being held by Hamas.  It’s important to remember that Hamas has misrepresented and/or outright lied about the number of hostages they actually had access to and has played a part in the breakdown of past rounds of talks. 

Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz announced several orders today that the Israel Defense Force has been instructed to immediately carry out, beginning with Ground Forces obtaining Total Control of the “Buffer Zone” established between the Golan Heights and Southwestern Israel; additionally, the IDF has been ordered to create a separate “Security Zone” in Southern Syria, which will be free of Strategic Weapons and Terror Infrastructure. Minister Katz has further ordered the IDF to prevent and thwart any attempts by Iran or Hezbollah, to reestablish Arms Smuggling Routes through Syria and into Lebanon; with all other Strategic Weapons of the Assad Regime, including Surface-to-Air Missiles, Air Defense Systems, Surface-to-Surface Missiles, Cruise Missiles, Long-Range Rockets and Coast-to-Sea Missiles, set to soon be targeted and destroyed by the Israeli Air Force.

Over 2,500 Soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly found wandering the Desert to the Southwest of Deir ez-Zor this morning, with them claiming that their Commander and other Senior Leadership fled on Saturday into Iraq; abandoning them and leaving them without the ability to contact Command, meaning they were never notified about the Surrender Order from Damascus.

A Fire is burning on the Balcony of an Apartment Building in the City of Yavne, following a Drone Impact.

The Fire caused by a Drone Impact in Yavne has been extinguished, with Damage to the Building appearing to only be Minor.

Parts of a Drone, found near the Impact Site within the City of Yavne in Central Israel.