Israel Middle East Overview Report
2024-12-17

Paris
Featuring translated Arabic language reports on Israel. Focusing on the Israel-Arab conflict and regional dynamics. Coverage includes geopolitical influences from the United States, Russia, China, and other key global players. (AI generated Full disclaimer below)

HEADLINES:
* US military announces airstrike on Houthis in Yemen*
* Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Tel Aviv is preparing to launch an attack on Yemen*
* Russia Today: A number of occupation soldiers were injured after a building collapsed in Rafah*
* King receives President of European Commission*
* Foreign Ministry: Jordan condemns the occupation government’s approval of a plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan*
* Hebrew media: Missiles were fired from Yemen towards the center of the occupied territories*
* Al-Sharaa: We will not allow Syria to be used to launch attacks on Israel.. …*
* An “Israeli” delegation in Qatar to discuss the exchange deal… and Katz talks about…*
* US bombing of the Yemeni capital Sanaa.. Talk of targeting…*
* What is the revolution’s position on the occupation of the Golan? …*
* Al-Houthi announces attacking a military target in the occupied territories with a missile…

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الجيش الأمريكي يعلن تنفيذ ضربة جوية على الحوثيين في اليمن
* US military announces airstrike on Houthis in Yemen
Article Keywords: Houthi
(www.royanews.tv | Jordan)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-17)
US Central Command: Airstrike against Houthi command and control facility in Sanaa The US military announced carrying out an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen at dawn on Tuesday.
The US Central Command said it carried out an airstrike against a Houthi command and control facility in Sanaa.
The US military claimed that the facility was a center for coordinating Houthi attacks on US ships in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.Activists reported via the X platform that the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnessed intensive flights of warplanes and was subjected to airstrikes.

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هيئة البث العبرية: تل أبيب تستعد لشن هجوم على اليمن
* Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Tel Aviv is preparing to launch an attack on Yemen
Article Keywords: Israeli
(www.royanews.tv | Jordan)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that Tel Aviv is preparing to launch an attack on Yemen, indicating that there is complete consensus in the security establishment on the necessity of launching the attack.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said on Monday that Tel Aviv has begun to notice that the Houthis have taken it upon themselves to continue attacks on the occupied territories.
In a related context, Channel 14 reported that the security and military establishment has monitored the launch of missiles from Yemen towards the center of the occupied territories.
The occupation’s internal front said that sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and its surroundings.
Hebrew media reported that air traffic at Ben Gurion International Airport has stopped following the launch of a missile from Yemen.

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روسيا اليوم: إصابة عدد من جنود الاحتلال إثر انهيار مبنى في رفح
* Russia Today: A number of occupation soldiers were injured after a building collapsed in Rafah
Article Keywords: Israeli, Gaza, Palestinian
(www.royanews.tv | Jordan)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
Russia
Today: News of a building being blown up in Rafah by a group of occupation soldiers Russia Today reported on Monday that violent clashes were taking place between Palestinian factions and Israeli forces that had penetrated the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Reports indicated that a building containing a number of Israeli soldiers was blown up, with flares continuing to be fired over the site of the incident.

On the other hand, Hebrew media reported that a number of occupation forces were wounded as a result of the collapse of the building in the city.

In a related context, the mayor of Rafah, Ahmed al-Sufi, stated that the city had become "disaster-stricken", accusing the occupation forces of seeking to make it uninhabitable.

He explained that the occupation forces that had penetrated Rafah since last May had carried out demolition, bulldozing, and blasting operations on residential buildings and service facilities, in addition to destroying infrastructure networks in various neighborhoods of the city.

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الملك يستقبل رئيسة المفوضية الأوروبية
* King receives President of European Commission
Article Keywords: Israeli, Gaza
(www.royanews.tv | Jordan)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
King stresses importance of unifying efforts to support peaceful transitional political process in SyriaKing stresses need to preserve Syria’s unity and stabilityKing stresses need to stop occupation’s aggression on Gaza Strip His Majesty King Abdullah II received European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday in a meeting that focused on regional developments and events in Syria.
His Majesty stressed the importance of unifying international efforts to support a peaceful transitional political process in Syria, in which all political and social forces are represented.
His Majesty stressed the need to preserve Syria’s unity, stability and cohesion and protect its citizens and national institutions.
The need to stop the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, intensify humanitarian aid to the Strip, and ensure the success of the ceasefire in Lebanon was emphasized.
The meeting touched on the strategic partnership between Jordan and the European Union, and ways to advance it in various fields.

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الخارجية: الأردن يدين مصادقة حكومة الاحتلال على خطة لتوسيع الاستيطان في الجولان المحتل
* Foreign Ministry: Jordan condemns the occupation government’s approval of a plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan
Article Keywords: Israeli
(www.royanews.tv | Jordan)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
Foreign Ministry: Golan Heights is an occupied Arab Syrian land whose occupation must end The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli occupation government’s approval of a plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan. The Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement, a copy of which was received by Roya, that the Israeli occupation government’s approval of a plan to expand settlements in the Golan is considered a consolidation of the occupation and a blatant violation of international law and relevant Security Council resolutions. For his part, the official spokesman for the ministry, Ambassador Dr. Sufian Qudah, stressed the need to preserve Syria’s unity and territorial integrity.

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إعلام عبري: رصد إطلاق صواريخ من اليمن باتجاه وسط الأراضي المحتلة
* Hebrew media: Missiles were fired from Yemen towards the center of the occupied territories
Article Keywords: West Bank
(www.royanews.tv | Jordan)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
The Home Front of the Occupation: Sirens sound in Tel Aviv and its surroundingsThe Home Front of the Occupation: Sirens sound in dozens of towns around Tel Aviv and the West Bank Channel 14 reported that the security and military establishment monitored the launch of missiles from Yemen towards the center of the occupied territories.
The Home Front of the Occupation said that sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and its surroundings.
It added that sirens sounded in dozens of towns and sites in the center of the occupied territories and the West Bank. The occupation army confirmed that its forces were able to intercept a missile launched from Yemen before it reached the airspace of the occupied territories.
Hebrew media reported that air traffic at Ben Gurion International Airport was halted following the launch of a missile from Yemen.

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الشرع: لن نسمح باستخدام سوريا لشن هجمات على إسرائيل.. …
* Al-Sharaa: We will not allow Syria to be used to launch attacks on Israel..
Article Keywords: Israel
(www.arabi21.com | Egypt)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
Ahmed al-Sharaa, commander-in-chief of the new Syrian administration, said he would not allow the country to be used as a launching pad for attacks against Israel or any other country. He added in an interview with the British "Times" that his main concern is the stability of Syria, calling on the West to lift sanctions imposed on Syria during Assad’s rule.

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وفد "إسرائيلي" في قطر لبحث صفقة التبادل.. وكاتس يتحدث عن …
* An "Israeli" delegation in Qatar to discuss the exchange deal… and Katz talks about…
Article Keywords: Israeli
(www.arabi21.com | Egypt)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
An Israeli delegation traveled to Qatar “with a limited mandate,” coinciding with negotiations it described as very advanced with Hamas. The authority quoted an unnamed Israeli official as saying that “Tel Aviv is working to reach a deal to release the kidnapped during this month, but it may enter into force before January 20, 2025”

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قصف أمريكي على العاصمة اليمنية صنعاء.. حديث عن استهداف …
* US bombing of the Yemeni capital Sanaa.. Talk of targeting…
Article Keywords: Houthi
(www.arabi21.com | Egypt)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
On Dec. 16 Yemen time, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike against a key command and control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis within Houthi-controlled… CENTCOM Conducts Precision Airstrike Against Iran-Backed Houthi Facility in YemenOn Dec. 16 Yemen time, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike against a key command and control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis within Houthi-controlled… pic.twitter.com/DlZ9SQcAqX December 16, 2024The US military announced that it carried out an airstrike, on Monday, on a facility Command and control run by the Houthis in Yemen The US Central Command said in a post on the X website that “the targeted facility was a center for coordinating Houthi operations, such as attacks on US Navy warships and merchant ships in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.” For its part, the media said Media affiliated with the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) said, "The American aggression targeted the Al-Ardi complex in the capital, Sana’a."

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ما موقف الثورة من احتلال الجولان؟ …
* What is the revolution’s position on the occupation of the Golan? …
Article Keywords: Israeli, Israel
(www.arabi21.com | Egypt)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-17)
The Israeli flag was raised on the highest peak of Mount Hermon for the first time in 51 years. In just three days, Israel destroyed 80% of Syria’s military capabilities. There is a clear Israeli project that aims to devour Syrian lands. Damascus, Aleppo and Hama should not be more precious than Quneitra.

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"الحوثي" تعلن مهاجمة هدف عسكري بالأراضي المحتلة بصاروخ …
* Al-Houthi announces attacking a military target in the occupied territories with a missile…
Article Keywords: Palestinian, Houthi
(www.arabi21.com | Egypt)

ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-12-16)
The Ansar Allah group "Houthi" in Yemen announced, on Monday, targeting a military site in the Jaffa area in the middle of the occupied Palestinian territories. This came in a televised statement by the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, who confirmed the implementation of the operation. The military spokesman for the Houthi group vowed to continue carrying out military operations against what He described it as "Israeli enemy targets"

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