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381: Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas + Amid Fighting in Syria - IDF Reinforces Golan Heights + US Sec of Defense Announces $1 Billion in Security Aid to Ukraine + More

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1. Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas.

Unnamed source confirmed to The Times of Israel that Doha had quietly resumed its role as a mediator at the behest of officials from US President-elect Trump’s transition team.

2. Syrian rebel forces are closing in on the capital Damascus from the north, east, and south. CNN reported Saturday that the US was increasingly believing that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime could collapse within days.

3. Amid Fighting in Syria - IDF Reinforces Golan Heights.

IDF Chief of Staff (Lieutenant General Halevi): “We are very closely…

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