Day: December 26, 2023

Occupied Jerusalem, Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured on Tuesday in the continuous Israeli occupation aggression for the 81st day on the stricken Gaza Strip, amidst catastrophic humanitarian and health conditions.

Wafa Agency reported that the occupation air force launched during the last hours an intensive raid on houses in Khan Younis and Rafah southern sector and Deir al-Bahl, Breij camp, Stahta and Jabalya north of it, which led to the martyrdom and injury of dozens.

Palestinian Red Crescent reported that the occupation shelled its center, which shelters thousands of displaced people in Khan Younis in the southern Strip, resulting in the injury of a number of displaced people.

The number of victims from the Israeli occupation’s aggression on Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 20,674 martyrs and 54,536 wounded.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, With the aim of keeping pace with agricultural plans and production goals and encouraging companies operating in the agricultural sector and giving them more flexibility to carry out their activities, President Bashar al-Assad issued on Tuesday Law No.40 of 2023, which permits establishing of joint-stock companies.

These companies operate in the field of the agricultural sector, both plant and animal, according to the law that repeals implementing Legislative Decree No. 10 of 1986.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, The Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Muhammed Hassan Qatana, said that Law No. 40 of 2023 issued by President Bashar al-Assad today aims to develop agricultural investment, by introducing modern technologies and scientific methods in production management and marketing.

The law gave preferential advantages in terms of excluding companies from the provisions of stopping, preventing, restricting imports and in terms of the regulations for importing from the country of origin due to the need of its projects and establishments, including machinery, agricultural equipment, cars, and all materials necessary for their operation which are also exempted from taxes, fees upon import, Qatana added.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, The Israeli occupation announced the killing of three of its soldiers during clashes with Palestinian Resistance in Gaza.

Earlier, the Palestinian Resistance continued fighting against the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza Strip, inflicting heavy losses among their ranks.

‘We targeted an armored vehicle of Israeli occupation soldiers northeast of Bureij Camp, in the center of Gaza Strip, inflicting them heavy losses,’ the Resistance said in a statement.

It added that they targeted two tanks and two occupation vehicles east of Bureij Camp and in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City with ‘Al-Yassin 105’ and ‘RPG’ shells.

Meanwhile, ‘the enemy gatherings in Juhr al-Dik area in the middle of Gaza were destroyed by a barrage of mortar shells,’ the Resistance said.

It added that its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes with anti-tank missiles, machine guns and mortar shells with the Israeli enemy forces east and north of Khan Yunis in the south of the Strip.
Source: Syrian Arab News
Agency

Damascus, Units of the armed forces shot down eight terrorist drones in Aleppo and Idlib countryside.

The army units operating in the direction of rural Aleppo and Idlib responded to attempts by terrorist organizations to attack safe villages and towns and some military points, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

The statement added that the armed forces managed to shoot down and destroy eight terrorist drones and prevent them from achieving their goals.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Moscow, Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said Tuesday that the Russian army has achieved the main goal of the special military operation in Ukraine for 2023, thwarting the Kiev regime counter-offensive.

‘The success of the Russian army in accomplishing the tasks came through many specific factors, including the establishment of an effective system of defensive lines, the high combat capacity of all units and sub-formations, the reliability and effectiveness of Russian military equipment, and the skillful and decisive actions of the homeland defenders,’ Shoigu said during a meeting of the Ministry of Defense leadership cadres via video technology.

He pointed out to the unprecedented support provided by the Russian people to the armed forces, which helped them take the initiative on the combat line of contact with the enemy. Shoigu recently announced that Ukrainian forces lost more than 125,000 soldiers and 16,000 weapon equipment during 6- month the counterattack.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Idleb, Units of the army operating in the southern and northwestern direction of Idlib countryside carried out a series of precise special operations, in cooperation with friendly Russian air force, targeting terrorist dens, fortifications and ammunition depots.

Ministry of Defense said in a statement on its website that within the framework of the ongoing national missions carried out by our brave armed forces in response to violations and attacks launched by terrorist organizations, units of the army operating in the southern and northwestern direction of the Idlib countryside carried out a series of precise special operations in cooperation with friendly Russian air force.

The Ministry added that those operations targeted the terrorists’ dens, fortifications and depots of ammunition, equipment and booby traps, which led to their complete destruction and the death and injury of dozens of terrorists.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency