🇸🇾⚡- SNA outlet, al-Bab News, denies rumors that the Syrian government forces have begun storming Sheikh Maqsoud. The outlet says "only encirclement and the arrival of reinforcements" so far.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "The rocket fire from Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, was a surprise, especially since the army had invaded it repeatedly," - Channel 13.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Israeli army estimates show that Hamas has more missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv and Jerusalem," - Channel 13.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "The movements in the Gaza Strip have more medium-range missiles," - Walla.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "The Gaza Strip movements are making efforts to restore their missile capabilities," - Walla.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 - "After 449 days of war, Gaza is still capable of firing rockets towards Jerusalem," - al-Mayadeen.

🇸🇾⚡- SNA forces are attempting to enter the Ashrafiyeh district of Aleppo, SDF-controlled.

Ashrafiyeh borders Sheikh Maqsoud to the south.

🇸🇾 - Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are not involved in the events between SNA and SDF in Aleppo.

🇸🇾⚡- Visual confirmation of clashes between SNA and SDF taking place in the Ashrafiyeh district, SDF-controlled Aleppo.

The fighting remains small, as SNA continues to probe SDF defenses.

🇫🇷🇱🇾⚡- Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, will stand trial in 2025 on charges of receiving campaign funding from former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, in 2007. A court hearing has been scheduled for January 6th.

🇹🇷🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Istanbul, Turkey, prepares for "one of the largest marches in history," according to TRT Haber. The march in support of Palestine will take place on January 1st and is called "Hagia Sophia yesterday, Umayyad Mosque today, al-Aqsa tomorrow".

🇷🇺🇸🇾🇹🇷⚡- Syrian Democratic Forces Commander-In-Chief, Mazloum Abdi, asks Russia to mediate negotiations between him and Turkey.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "The new Damascus regime is a gang, not a legitimate government, and other areas such as Idlib are under the control of extremist Islamic groups," - Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Foreign Minister.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "Syria is a torn country suffering from factional conflicts and extremist ideologies," - Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Foreign Minister.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "Kurdish forces [SDF] in Syria are loyal to the West and we must stand by them," - Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Foreign Minister.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israeli military convoys are once again on the move in southern Syria. Several breaches reported.

This comes just two days after UN peacekeeping forces arrived at southern Syria after Israel withdrawals.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israeli forces are reportedly knocking down civilian homes in their current incursion.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israeli forces storm seven towns in southern Syria: al-Qunaitra, Rwihinah, Umm Batnah, Jubatah al-Khashab, Turnejeh, al-Hamidiyeh and Ufaniya.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "The occupation army [Israeli forces] threatens to shoot every Syrian citizen carrying a weapon from al-Hader area to the al-Qunaitra countryside in [southern] Syria," - Akhbar Syria, Syrian media.

🇮🇶🇹🇷⚡- Turkish airstrikes against Hakurk, northern Iraq.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli forces advance north into Qantara and Taybeh, southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire. There were reports of gunfire and explosions as well as Israeli troops demolishing civilian homes.