In the background?
The Israeli PM HAS been in a criminal trial for corruption…..
Dec. 16. 2024….
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is testifying in his criminal trial for the third time on Monday, eight years after the investigations into him were first opened. He faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three different corruption cases. Netanyahu’s testimony follows years of investigations, deliberations, legal proceedings, and delays. Last week, he became the first sitting prime minister in Israeli history to take the witness stand as a defendant….
Like it did with Hezbollah ….
Israel will keep attacking in Gaza until the actual cease-fire would hold….
Hamas IS engaging against the IDF also….
US delegation visits Syria to ‘meet with representatives of HTS’
American delegation is in Syria for the first time since Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, the State Department announced Thursday evening.
It also marked the first time the United States government has announced the presence of American diplomats in Syria in over a decade.
The State Department officials in Syria include Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, Special Presidential Envoy of Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, and Daniel Rubinstein — a senior adviser on the Middle East for the State Department.
“They will be engaging directly with the Syrian people, including members of civil society, activists, members of different communities, and other Syrian voices about their vision for the future of their country and how the United States can help support them,” a State Department spokesperson said of their agenda.
“They also plan to meet with representatives of HTS to discuss transition principles endorsed by the United States and regional partners in Aqaba, Jordan,” the spokesperson continued….
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The US actually has more than double the number of troops it had said were stationed in Syria…
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.
“There are diplomatic and operational security considerations oftentimes with our deployments and some of those numbers, and [that is] certainly the case here,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, who said that the 2,000 troops are all in Syria to fight ISIS.
“As I understand it, and as it was explained to me, these additional forces are considered temporary rotational forces that deploy to meet shifting mission requirements, whereas the core 900 deployers are on longer term deployments,” Ryder said on Thursday….
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