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On December 29, thousands of Palestinians took at the streets in the Gaza Strip, the Western Bank and the city of Jerusalem to protest  the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel  in what was called the fourth “day of rage”, according to Palestinian sources. Israeli security forces clashed with the protestors in the Western Bank and used tear gas and rubber bullets against them in an attempt to disperse the protests. The Israeli Army used light weapons against the protestors in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian activists. The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that Israeli security forces injured 133 protestors in the Western bank. Another 33 protestors were injured with live bullets fired by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Earlier,  the Israeli Army announced that three rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip  at the Israeli settlements north of Gaza. Such rockets attacks have become a regular tradition that accompanied the protests in th

A screenshot from the video Following the liberation of the strategic village of Abu Dali in southern Idlib , the Syrian military had deployed additional troops and military equipment to further develop momentum against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in the area. Russian-made TOS-1A heavy flamethrower systems were deployed within this effort.  Previously, the TOS-1A system was spotted in the area on December 24.  Since then, the Syrian Arab Army, the Tiger Forces and the National Defense Forces have liberted a large area, including the villages of Tal Maraq, Hamdaniyah, Naseriyah, Mushayrifah, Dajjaj, Tamat Khalifah and Tal Warid. Now, government forces are developing momentum in the direction of Khuwayn Kabir in order to isolate the militant-held town of Tamanah from the eastern direction. If they are able to reach Khuwayn Kabir or even capture it, the army and its allies will create a direct threat of resuming an offensive o