Under the supervision of the United States, Israel and Syria agreed to establish a joint system for sharing intelligence and coordinating military de-escalation.
The “dedicated communication cell,” as the mechanism was called in Tuesday’s joint statement, will also facilitate “diplomatic engagement and commercial opportunities.”
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In an effort to reach a security agreement that would stop Israel’s repeated attacks on its neighbor in the northeast, Israel and Syria have been engaged in intermittent talks for the past year.
The most recent statement comes after meetings between Israeli and Syrian officials, including the foreign minister, in Paris on Monday and Tuesday as the US tries to restart talks.
The statement read, “The mechanism will act as a platform to resolve any disputes as quickly as possible and stop misunderstandings.”
Without a clear and binding deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Syrian territory seized since the former president’s overthrow in December 2024, a Syrian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed it would be impossible to proceed with “strategic files” with Israel.
The official added that the discussions ended with an Israeli-issued resolution to halt all military action against Syria.
“De-escalation in the military”
Since 1967, Israel has illegally occupied parts of the Syrian Golan Heights, expanding even further into Syrian territory in recent years, including the secluded Jabal al-Sheikh mountain, which borders Syria and Israel.
Israel has also carried out numerous attacks in Damascus, including one against the Syrian Ministry of Defense.
Despite US President Donald Trump’s overt support for the new Syrian government, the Israelis have attempted to portray the new Syrian government as an “extremist” force.
Israel is under some pressure from the US to reach a deal with Syria, but it doesn’t seem like a comprehensive agreement is in order.
Days after Israel became the only nation to grant the self-declared republic its first formal recognition as a sovereign state, the foreign minister of Israel traveled to Somaliland. The move was viewed as unlawful interference and a violation of Somalia’s territorial integrity.
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives are being impeached if the party loses a majority in November’s midterm elections.
Trump stressed the importance of maintaining control of the chamber, where his party has a razor-thin majority, when he spoke to lawmakers at a Republican retreat on Wednesday.
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The US president said, “You have to win the midterms because, if we don’t win the midterms, they’ll just find a reason to impeach me.” “I’ll be impeached,” I say.
For “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” the House has the authority to remove the president and other officials. The Senate, which has the power to acquit and remove an impeached president with a two-thirds vote, would then hear his case.
In November, there will be competition for all 435 House seats, as well as for 33 Senate seats.
In the states’ districts, house members are elected based on population growth. In state-wide elections, senators are chosen.
Trump has been pushing for new congressional district maps in Republican-controlled states to favor the right-wing party, according to critics who call it gerrymandering.
In order to support Republican candidates, redistricting was passed in Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina. Democrats in California have responded by voting initiative-style gerrymandering.
According to various polls, Trump has an approval rating of between 42 and 45 percent for the midterm elections.
Democrats may capitalize on their dissatisfaction with the abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to regain control of Congress as the economy begins to show signs of stagnation and the recent US military action that has proven unpopular.
Trump’s performance on Tuesday remained positive despite his own optimism. With the epic midterm victory that we’re going to pull off, he declared, “We’re going to make history and break records.”
He continued to wonder why Republicans lack more support.
Because we have the right policy, Trump said, “I wish you could explain what the hell is happening with the public.” “They have terrible policies,” the Democrats say. They do adhere to one another. They are brutal. They are cruel.
Some Democrats have called for Trump’s impeachment over the past year, citing instances like the military strikes against Iran that were deemed by Congress unconstitutional. No impeachment proposals have been made because the left-wing party is in the minority.
During his first term, Trump faced two charges of impeachment. The first instance occurred in 2019, when he was charged with power abuse because he allegedly persuaded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to launch an investigation into Hunter Biden, the son of former US President Joe Biden.
Following Trump’s supporters’ attack of the US Capitol on January 6 of that year, the second impeachment occurred in 2021. After making false accusations about the legitimacy of the upcoming presidential election, which he lost, Trump was charged with inciting an uprising.
Trump was found guilty twice by the Senate. After he left office, 57 senators found him guilty in the 2021 trial, but the outcome lacked the 67 votes needed to be found guilty.
Trump would not have been able to run for president again in 2024 if he had been found guilty.
The Senate has never rescinded a US president’s post. Before a vote on his impeachment, Richard Nixon left the White House in 1974 because of the Watergate scandal.
As students sat in classrooms and roamed the campus, Israel’s army opened fire on a well-known university in the occupied West Bank, leaving scores of people injured.
As frantic students and staff watched in shock on Tuesday, Israeli soldiers smashed open the university’s gates.
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society claims that three of the injured were shot in the legs. Three people were struck by flying shrapnel, and five others were inhaled with tear gas.
According to the official Wafa news agency, Birzeit University said the attack “constitutes a flagrant and deliberate violation of the sanctity of universities and educational institutions.”
The campus’s “storming in broad daylight and turning it into a military zone” is the result of a “synthetic policy” intended to intimidate students, undermine their right to education, and target Palestinian consciousness.
11 people were being treated at the Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The Israeli raid came after a student event held in solidarity with thousands of imprisoned Palestinians in Israeli custody, and it also coincided with a screening of the movie “Hind Rajab,” a girl who was shot dead by soldiers in Gaza at the age of six.
Shortly before the screening, Israeli forces stormed the campus. The Israeli army claimed that it attacked a university “gathering in support of terrorism.”
“Started shooting,”
According to a report from Birzeit University, Nida Ibrahim of Al Jazeera reported that 11 people had been taken to hospitals as a result of the attack.
It was unheard of. People claim to have never witnessed anything comparable. We’re discussing an Israeli raid that occurred inside the university where students are enrolling for the first time, and Ibrahim said that the Israeli forces started firing live ammunition rather than tear gas.
They rely on education to have jobs, live a life, and support their families because they are under occupation and have so many choices. However, many students are now concerned about this. Israeli assaults are not tolerated anywhere.
The violent assault was condemned by Palestine’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education, who claimed that the attack violated all international standards and conventions governing educational facilities.
The ministry called on the International Association of Universities, the Association of Arab Universities, and international human rights organizations to condemn the Israeli shooting and claim that it would not “break the will of Palestinian students or staff.”
Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces on Tuesday; people walk past bloodstained areas [Alaa Badarneh/EPA]
The nail in the coffin, then.
Israel’s final step toward building a contentious settlement project close to East Jerusalem, which would effectively divide the occupied West Bank into two, was completed on Tuesday, according to a government tender.
The E1 project’s construction can begin with a tender seeking developer bids. The tender was first reported by Peace Now, an anti-settlement monitoring organization. Initial work could start in the month, according to Yanji Mizrahi, the group’s settlement watch division.
E1, an open parcel of land east of Jerusalem, has been subject to ongoing planning for more than 20 years, but US pressure from previous administrations led to its freezing.
The West Bank’s construction of Israeli settlements is viewed by the international community as being against international law and a barrier to peace.
Because it extends far beyond Jerusalem and into the occupied West Bank, the E1 project is particularly contentious. It would, according to critics, prevent the territory from becoming a single Palestinian state.
Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right politician who controls settlement policy in Israel, has long advocated for the implementation of the plan.
When Israel gave final approval to the plan in August, Smotrich claimed that “the Palestinian state is being erased from the table not with slogans but with actions.” Every settlement, every neighborhood, and every housing unit are just another example of how dangerous this idea is.
Oliver Glasner, the manager of Crystal Palace, responded to questions on Tuesday about the managerial position at Manchester United by cryptically saying he is “not allowed to bet”.
Ruben Amorim, who spent 14 months at Old Trafford, was fired on Monday, and the Austrian is one of the bookies’ favorites to replace him.
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Glasner, 51, has impressed since joining Palace in 2024, helping them win their first major trophy last year by winning the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup).
The Palace manager, who is out of contract at the end of the season, stated last month that Selhurst Park was in the process of pursuing a potential new deal.
When asked about the United job, he was evasive on the eve of his team’s home game against high-flying Aston Villa.
He said, “I’m not allowed to bet.” One clause in my contract states, “I’m not allowed to bet,” I don’t examine it.
Glasner was questioned about whether backing him as United’s next manager would be wise.
He smiled and said, “I can’t give insider information either,” not to mention that I would be violating my contract.
“I manage Crystal Palace,” I said. I don’t talk about any other clubs because it just makes no sense and you don’t want to spend any more time asking me questions.
According to Glasner, managers’ contracts were only ever lengthened.
“You can win trophies, but you’re not the manager there anymore, so I don’t think that’s any significance to the future,” he said.
You could ask me every day, “What’s the future?,” even if I sign a new contract.
Ruben Amorim, the manager, stated that he no longer holds the position of manager after 18 months in his press conference.
No Americans, according to US President Donald Trump, but some soldiers ‘on the other side’ were killed during the “complex” military operation that abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
