The ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was also damaged. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 61 people were killed in the attack. 33 of them are associated with armed organizations, including 4 with Hezbollah, 22 are not Syrian citizens, and 2 bodies have not been identified.
For the first time in 37 years, Iraq has begun a two-day general population census covering the entire country, including the provinces of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. For this, a two-day curfew was introduced in the country.
The United States vetoed a draft resolution prepared by the ten non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, which called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. This is the fifth time the United States has blocked a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza Strip since the Middle East conflict erupted last October.
The mass media estimate that Ukraine has about 50 US ATACMS missiles, each of which costs 1 million dollars, due to their high accuracy. Recently, US President Joe Biden approved the launch of these missiles into Russian territory.
It has been 411 days since Israel began its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.
In Switzerland, the ban on veils and burqas in public places will come into effect on January 1, 2025. Those who do not comply with this ban can be fined up to $1,144.
At least five civilians were killed in an artillery attack by the Rapid Action Forces (RSF) on a mosque in Omdurman, west of the capital Khartoum, the Sudanese government said. The imam of the mosque and several children were also injured.
Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV channel reported that Israeli tanks and armored vehicles have crossed the Syrian border and that engineering work is underway to establish new border lines. Bashar Assad's government, preferring to remain silent, strongly resists the leakage of information about it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India. During the meeting with the Russian President in Kazan, the Prime Minister of India invited the Russian leader to India to participate in the annual Russia-India summit next year.
Abkhazia's President Aslan Bjania has resigned following the end of negotiations with the opposition. Along with the president, Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab and head of the State Security Service Dmitry Dbar are also leaving their positions. , protests started in Abkhazia about a week ago due to dissatisfaction with the investment agreement between Russia and Abkhazia.