—🇮🇷 🇱🇧 NEW: The son of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Sayyed Muhammad Mahdi Nasrallah, has completed his religious seminary education and obtained his turban in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a ceremony led by His Eminence, the Supreme Religious Authority, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei

The 'turban placing' ceremony, which was conducted personally by Imam Khamenei in this case, marks the official completion of the first stage of religious studies in Shia Islam, and declares that the person has become a 'Sheikh' (a religious scholar / cleric), somewhat like obtaining priesthood.

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— 🇸🇾/🇮🇱 NEW: 'The summit of Mount Hermon is Israel's eye for monitoring near and far threats. From here, on the right, we watch Hezbollah in Lebanon, on the left, Damascus - and in front of us we see Israel - the Israeli army is here to protect the Golan and the citizens of Israel from any threat' — Israeli Defense Minister Katz

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— 🇩🇪/🇸🇾 NEW: Germany officially announces it is considering reopening its embassy in Damascus, the capital of Syria

This video was recorded by Germany's Special Envoy in Syria, Stefan Schneck, in front of the former Embassy.

It was recorded in very bad Arabic. He should have done it in German.

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇸🇾 NEW: Netanyahu told IDF commanders on Mount Hermon that Israeli forces will remain inside Syrian territory until at least the end of 2025 – Channel 14

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— 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇮🇷 Hezbollah's 'Construction Jihad' Organization:

In the Southern Suburb of Beirut:
– Every affected family will receive $6,000 USD annually for temporary housing, until their house is rebuilt.
– Every affected family will receive a $8,000 one-time payment for furniture costs.

In the South and in the Beqaa:
– Every affected family will receive $4,000 USD annually for temporary housing, until their house is rebuilt.
– Every affected family will receive a $8,000 USD one-time payment for furniture costs.

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— 🇮🇱/🇸🇾/🇯🇴 Israeli invasion of Syria: Map Update (17th Dec.)

In addition to the towns and localities already occupied by the IDF in recent days, Israel is now confirmed to have captured Saida Al-Jolan, Al-'Arida, Mawzarah, Ma'ariyya, Al-Kuwayya, Bayt Arrah, and Umm Batinah.

But even more importantly, Israel took control of the Al-Wahda Dam on the Yarmouk river reservoir near the town of Al-Qusayr in Syria's Daraa Governorate on the border with the Kingdom of Jordan, which provides for approximately 30% of Syria's fresh water supply, and 40% of the fresh water supply of Jordan.

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— 🇸🇾/🇪🇬 NEW: The leader of HTS and de-facto leader of the Syrian Transitional Government, Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani, posed for a picture with one of his close aides: Mahmoud Fathy, an Egyptian terrorist of the Muslim Brotherhood, convicted for the murder of Egypt's Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, in a car bombing in Cairo in 2015

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