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[00:00:39] Welcome to the news roundup maintenance. But, you know, this brings water from Syria but in which we begin with the headlines.
[00:00:42] The Ministry
[00:00:45] of Defense and Emergency Services continue search operations for those missing due to
[00:00:49] that was translated in the detour is inside this the recent floods in Raqqa.
[00:00:52] Aleppo is experiencing delays in the arrival
[00:00:55] holds degrees in of diesel fuel supplies to some gas stations in the
[00:00:56] city.
[00:01:00] The Israeli occupation releases two young men
[00:01:02] journalist from it had previously abducted, and residents in
[00:01:04] and Aleppo countryside too, that there Quneitra tear down Israeli
[00:01:06] warning signs.
[00:01:10] concerns. The problem The governor of Hebron announces the full withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces
[00:01:14] from the city after a military operation that lasted ten days.
[00:01:23] collapses and damage to
[00:01:40] on Israel. How effective is this
[00:01:45] intention, regardless of who is in
[00:01:51] The Raqqa Media Directorate announced relevant institutions in the discovery of the body of one of the missing persons
[00:01:55] due to the recent floods in the Salmani Bridge area in
[00:02:01] are continuing, and the tightening of restrictions on Raqqa Governorate. The search operation continues for the sixth consecutive day in the area, searching
[00:02:04] for missing persons swept away by the floods
[00:02:08] from during the recent rainstorm, with the participation of teams from the Civil Defense and the Ministry
[00:02:11] of Defense. The Director of Communication at the Ministry of Defense, Asim Ghalayoun,
[00:02:15] said that the teams participating in the search operations in
[00:02:19] Raqqa Governorate and its countryside include units from the Naval
[00:02:22] Forces and Coastal
[00:02:24] create its security sphere based on Defense.
[00:02:29] The Raqqa Media Directorate announced
[00:02:32] How can this the closure of the Raqqa-Deir ez-Zor main road at the Khneifis Bridge
[00:02:34] east of Raqqa due to the devastating floods, which happened
[00:02:38] after it was cut off
[00:02:41] queues at days ago due to the recent low-pressure system. In turn,
[00:02:44] Raqqa Governorate warned of the state of atmospheric instability that
[00:02:48] the governorate is witnessing today, Monday, amid forecasts
[00:02:51] of heavy thunderstorms and hail,
[00:02:54] as well as active winds raising dust. The governorate
[00:02:58] urged citizens to exercise caution and
[00:03:02] stay away from wadi beds and low-lying
[00:03:05] areas, and avoid crossing water
[00:03:11] shelling to imposing restrictions on accumulations.
[00:03:13] In this context, the Raqqa
[00:03:16] or noticed queues of collapses and cracks in Governorate Electricity Company announced the return of electricity to the entire city
[00:03:19] after it was cut off due to the storm that
[00:03:23] and the destroyed Quneitra in hit the region. The company said via Facebook
[00:03:26] platform, via Facebook platform, that the fault that
[00:03:30] affected the high-voltage line feeding from the dam station
[00:03:33] towards the Furusiyah station
[00:03:36] news agency reported. This has been repaired, confirming that its technical workshops continue
[00:03:39] crops. All this to monitor the electricity network to ensure stable
[00:03:41] supply.
[00:03:46] system in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. There
[00:03:48] Joining us is Ahmed Al-Othman, a journalist from Raqqa. Ahmed, good
[00:03:52] morning. What are the latest developments in the search for those missing due to
[00:03:56] continue their attacks on the floods? Good morning, Muhammad.
[00:04:00] The latest developments are that the body of one of the
[00:04:03] two missing persons
[00:04:06] has been found.
[00:04:09] to Ofer prison in diesel fuel. At He is Shihab, who went missing on Wednesday evening due to the
[00:04:13] flood or torrent that broke and caused
[00:04:17] the Raqqa-Aleppo road
[00:04:20] ez-Zor. In this to be cut off near Salmani village, known there as the Salmani
[00:04:23] Bridge. Today is the sixth day of search
[00:04:27] operations. The teams were able to, after
[00:04:30] the Ministry of Defense reinforced
[00:04:33] them strongly, a team from the Naval
[00:04:36] Forces with four boats
[00:04:39] and divers and, you know, all
[00:04:43] civilians, preventing them from the equipment for these boats, found the
[00:04:45] body or
[00:04:49] will succeed in finding the missing. the remains. The search for another person in
[00:04:51] the area or in the lake area,
[00:04:54] which is close
[00:04:56] Israeli policy, correct, in to the path of the torrent that ended in a lake, is still ongoing.
[00:05:12] Yes, I mean, since
[00:05:15] yesterday evening, it has rained, but not
[00:05:18] heavy rain like it rained on
[00:05:22] Wednesday evening, but this rain caused the road
[00:05:25] to be cut off, the Raqqa- Deir ez-Zor road,
[00:05:28] and this bridge or this
[00:05:31] area specifically, the bridge is completely destroyed,
[00:05:35] and there is a detour
[00:05:38] through the valley, through
[00:05:41] the valley or wadi of Khneifis, as it is called
[00:05:44] locally, and
[00:05:47] it is a valley that
[00:05:50] the Syrian desert. In every rain where there
[00:05:54] are floods, the road is cut off
[00:05:58] because
[00:06:01] valley, and it is a dirt detour that blocks
[00:06:04] the path
[00:06:07] of the valley. Therefore, every time there are floods, the road
[00:06:11] is cut off. Muhammad, yes, thank you, Ahmed Al-Othman,
[00:06:24] Deir ez-Zor announced the suspension of all night trips from Deir ez-Zor to
[00:06:27] other governorates, out of concern for the safety of travelers.
[00:06:30] The Directorate clarified that the decision to suspend came due to
[00:06:35] roads and their danger as a result of being affected by floods
[00:06:39] and inundations, noting that the suspension of trips will continue
[00:06:42] until the danger subsides.
[00:07:01] Cracks and fissures in the body of the Wadi al-Baqar Dam in the western countryside
[00:07:04] of Deir ez-Zor have raised fears among residents of its potential
[00:07:08] collapse or overflow of its waters. The head of al-Safira
[00:07:12] Tahtani municipality, Hamad al-Ali, told SANA news agency that the area
[00:07:16] includes Wadi al-Baqar Dam and Wadi al-Rum Dam, which are
[00:07:19] two reservoirs built more than 35 years
[00:07:22] ago without undergoing any maintenance
[00:07:26] work, pointing out that the governorate has been contacted about this
[00:07:29] matter more than once. Al-Ali explained
[00:07:33] that the required maintenance work includes repairing the
[00:07:36] shut-off valves and assigning employees to monitor the water
[00:07:39] level and control its discharge to reduce
[00:07:43] pressure on the dam, in addition to reinforcing its body with backfill.
[00:08:21] Joining us is Mu'sab al-Hant, Syria TV correspondent from Deir ez-Zor, via phone.
[00:08:24] Welcome, Mu'sab. So,
[00:08:38] of Emergency and Disaster Management and Deir ez-Zor Governorate have worked to
[00:08:41] repair the damage that occurred at two
[00:08:45] important points on the Saji road
[00:08:48] and the Kubajeb road. These
[00:08:51] two roads were inundated by water
[00:08:54] during the low-pressure
[00:08:59] are still warnings for travelers when reaching these
[00:09:02] two points, and also traffic police
[00:09:05] are guiding
[00:09:08] drivers to cross from a safe side,
[00:09:12] because, in fact, the road has
[00:09:29] al-Hans, Syria TV correspondent from Deir
[00:09:32] context, the United Arab Emirates affirmed its solidarity with
[00:09:36] Syria over the victims of the floods caused by heavy rains in the east of
[00:09:39] the country, which resulted in casualties.
[00:09:43] The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement
[00:09:46] the UAE's condolences to the families and relatives of the victims and to
[00:09:49] the Syrian Arab Republic and its people, wishing
[00:09:52] a speedy recovery for all the injured. It also expressed
[00:09:56] its hope that the search and rescue efforts
[00:10:13] Syria TV correspondent reported the arrival of a Lebanese
[00:10:16] ministerial delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq
[00:10:19] Mitri to the capital Damascus to hold a series of discussions
[00:10:23] on pending issues between the two countries. The delegation
[00:10:26] is scheduled to hold extensive discussions with
[00:10:30] Syrian officials, in addition to bilateral meetings
[00:10:34] both sides. The discussions
[00:10:37] will cover border control and crossings, combating
[00:10:40] drug smuggling and extremism, regulating the status
[00:10:44] of Syrians residing in Lebanon, and facilitating the voluntary return
[00:10:47] of refugees. The visit will also discuss issues of
[00:10:51] education, birth registration, and civil
[00:10:53] documents within the framework of enhancing cooperation and coordination between
[00:10:57] the two countries.
[00:11:03] Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani appointed Muzna Al-Atrash to
[00:11:07] the position of Advisor for Peace Affairs
[00:11:10] at the Ministry. According to SANA, Al-Atrash
[00:11:13] has experience in community, humanitarian, and media
[00:11:16] fields. She also
[00:11:20] theatrical arts
[00:11:21] and media.
[00:12:30] Syria TV correspondent reported a decline in diesel fuel supplies to
[00:12:34] Aleppo city, which caused the fuel to disappear
[00:12:37] from most gas stations. According to
[00:12:40] the correspondent, diesel fuel is available in seven stations in Aleppo
[00:12:44] city and its surroundings out of 44 stations,
[00:12:47] noting that three tankers loaded
[00:12:50] with the fuel arrived in the city to alleviate the severity of the crisis.
[00:12:56] Aleppo governorate had witnessed a severe crisis in
[00:12:59] the availability of diesel fuel in recent weeks, which caused
[00:13:03] congestion and long
[00:13:06] stations.
[00:13:13] Joining us is Ammar Marjan, Syria TV correspondent from Aleppo. Good morning,
[00:13:15] Ammar. The diesel crisis
[00:13:19] in Aleppo never seems to end.
[00:13:27] the past three and four days,
[00:13:30] the diesel crisis or the diesel shortage crisis
[00:13:34] in Aleppo city had been resolved. I mean, during these
[00:13:37] days, we no longer saw
[00:13:41] cars in front of gas stations, even though tankers
[00:13:44] were arriving at less than half of the stations inside
[00:13:48] the city, and that was, it seems, to distribute these
[00:13:52] tankers between the city and the countryside today. The countryside
[00:13:55] of Aleppo city, or the northern
[00:13:58] and southern countryside, all four countrysides have
[00:14:01] ample diesel and there is no
[00:14:05] shortage crisis at all. But it seems there was
[00:14:08] a delay this morning or dawn today. A number of gas station
[00:14:11] owners informed us that they were promised
[00:14:15] the arrival of these tankers or orders or batches from
[00:14:18] supply chains yesterday evening or after midnight
[00:14:22] last night, but they did not arrive. Therefore, today, drivers
[00:14:25] woke up, Aleppo residents woke up to find
[00:14:29] only seven stations that had
[00:14:34] 6 AM, there were only four, then three tankers arrived at
[00:14:38] three of them. I'm talking about Aleppo city and its
[00:14:41] nearby surroundings, whether the airport road or the Azaz
[00:14:44] road or the Damascus road. Currently, on the Damascus road,
[00:14:48] for example, there are five stations, and diesel is available in one
[00:14:51] of these stations. And there is also inside the city, it was not
[00:14:55] available this morning. Diesel fuel was not available inside
[00:14:59] the city. A little while ago, it arrived at two stations inside or
[00:15:03] in the center of Aleppo city, in the areas of Al-Aziziyah and Al-Suleimaniya
[00:15:06] specifically. Now, perhaps in the coming hours, if
[00:15:10] the tankers and orders arrive, there will not be a crisis,
[00:15:14] because, it seems, according to what we have seen
[00:15:16] and noticed over the past few days, that
[00:15:20] the saturation phase
[00:15:22] has begun. And also, there were, you know,
[00:15:34] news about the delivery time from Satcop company.
[00:15:40] struggle, as gas station owners
[00:15:43] tell us that whoever receives
[00:15:46] diesel tankers from Baniyas station, there is no
[00:15:52] messages to reassure them.
[00:15:55] They contact the tanker driver to find out when
[00:15:59] it will depart and when it will arrive, only. But this
[00:16:02] is available at Homs station. There is a message about when
[00:16:06] it will arrive and where it will arrive. But it is delayed at Baniyas
[00:16:10] station, perhaps due to the current situation of the station's
[00:16:15] communication with Satcop is cut off between gas
[00:16:19] station owners and Satcop or between
[00:16:22] the main source for delivering these tankers. As you know, Muhammad, in
[00:16:26] Aleppo city, large tanks are not available
[00:16:30] or they are dilapidated and suffered greatly
[00:16:33] during the war and probably need a full year of rehabilitation.
[00:16:36] This is what Aleppo city suffers from, especially
[00:16:42] are no tanks for diesel or gasoline or fuel
[00:16:45] in general. Therefore, they rely on tankers
[00:16:48] daily, on a daily basis, coming from
[00:16:51] Baniyas to Aleppo city stations, Muhammad.
[00:16:54] Thank you, Ammar Marjan, Syria TV correspondent from
[00:17:03] Al-Bashir discussed with a delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources
[00:17:07] the development of cooperation in managing shared water resources, especially
[00:17:10] the waters of the Euphrates River, in addition to enhancing
[00:17:13] data exchange and coordination between the two countries with Turkey.
[00:17:16] According to the Ministry of Energy, the discussions
[00:17:20] focused specifically on the Euphrates River basin
[00:17:24] and mechanisms to enhance coordination between
[00:17:27] both countries to confront challenges related to water
[00:17:30] resources management, in addition to expanding areas of technical
[00:17:34] cooperation and exchanging expertise and information
[00:17:38] related to the water
[00:17:38] situation.
[00:17:48] Occupation forces released two individuals they had
[00:17:51] abducted from Kweih village in the Yarmouk Valley area in the Daraa
[00:17:55] countryside, and from Al-Hurriyah village in the Quneitra
[00:17:58] countryside. Syria TV correspondent reported that forces
[00:18:01] affiliated with the Israeli occupation infiltrated Wadi al-Ruqad in the western
[00:18:05] Daraa countryside, while another
[00:18:07] Israeli force consisting of seven military vehicles
[00:18:11] infiltrated the western Al-Samdaniyah village in the Quneitra countryside.
[00:18:15] This comes after occupation forces placed warning signs
[00:18:18] against the movement of more than three cars in a single convoy
[00:18:22] in the central Quneitra countryside, threatening to
[00:18:25] target them and endanger the lives of civilians,
[00:18:29] at a time when occupation forces continue
[00:18:32] their attacks on southern
[00:18:34] Syria.
[00:18:39] In a new step imposed by Israeli occupation forces in southern
[00:18:42] Syria, they are shifting from incursions, violations, and indiscriminate
[00:18:48] movement and travel, amid threats to target any
[00:18:52] convoy consisting of more than three vehicles.
[00:18:56] On the outskirts of the villages and towns of Western Samadaniyah, Ras al-Rawadi,
[00:19:00] the central countryside of the governorate, occupation forces erected
[00:19:04] road signs warning civilians against traveling
[00:19:07] in convoys of more than three vehicles, threatening to target them
[00:19:11] and endanger their
[00:19:13] lives.
[00:19:15] The placement of warning signs coincided with excavation
[00:19:19] and bulldozing operations carried out by occupation forces in the Ma'kar
[00:19:21] area near the gate of Tal Abu al-Ghithar in the southern
[00:19:25] Quneitra countryside. These
[00:19:28] steps come at a time when Israeli occupation forces
[00:19:33] Syrian territory, including incursions, indiscriminate shelling,
[00:19:37] of civilians. Syria TV correspondent documented
[00:19:40] 327
[00:19:43] violations by Israeli occupation forces during last October
[00:19:46] in the countrysides of Quneitra, Daraa,
[00:19:50] and Damascus, where he pointed out the variety of violations, including
[00:19:53] infiltration, detention of Syrian citizens, shelling, killing,
[00:19:57] and Israeli overflights in Syrian
[00:20:00] airspace. The occupation's persistence in its
[00:20:04] escalatory steps in southern Syria and the continuous tightening of restrictions on the movement of Syrian
[00:20:07] civilians raises questions about the essence of what
[00:20:11] it seeks and about the steps it wants to achieve
[00:20:15] in the coming
[00:20:16] days.
[00:20:20] Joining us is Mohammed Fahd, Syria TV correspondent from Quneitra. Welcome,
[00:20:24] Mohammed. How are the released individuals doing after
[00:20:27] their abduction by occupation
[00:20:29] forces?
[00:20:33] Indeed, two people were released today, a few
[00:20:36] hours after midnight. The young man who
[00:20:40] was abducted in the town of Al-Hurriyah, or near the town of Al-Hurriyah, in the countryside
[00:20:44] of Quneitra, was released. Also, another young man who was abducted
[00:20:48] with another young man was not released. He is
[00:20:52] still, you know, under abduction inside
[00:20:55] Israeli military bases. Of course, these two young men are in good condition
[00:20:58] after they, you know, spent more than 24 hours
[00:21:01] approximately inside the Israeli military bases to which they were
[00:21:05] abducted by the Israeli occupation army. The reason for the abduction
[00:21:09] is unknown, but they were interrogated and their phones were
[00:21:12] searched. After about
[00:21:15] more than 24 hours, these two
[00:21:18] young men were released. This is something that all
[00:21:21] residents of southern Syria face daily. There are
[00:21:24] abductions by the Israeli occupation army of civilians, either
[00:21:27] for hours of detention and interrogation and then release, or they are taken to
[00:21:31] military bases and interrogated for more than 24 hours. There are
[00:21:35] still more than 39 people in
[00:21:38] Israeli prisons. The reason for their abduction is unknown, and their
[00:21:42] condition is unknown until this moment to their families and relatives.
[00:21:45] They always demand the release of these abducted
[00:21:48] people and to know their health condition. The delegations that come
[00:21:52] to Quneitra Governorate, whether the UNDOF delegation or a UN
[00:21:55] delegation, are always given messages about
[00:21:59] the condition of the abducted people and their health condition, the reason for their abduction,
[00:22:03] whether they will be released, and whether they have been tried. All this information
[00:22:07] is provided by the names and relatives
[00:22:10] of the abducted people, with their names and health condition, to
[00:22:14] the delegation that comes to this area in order to secure the release
[00:22:17] of the abducted people. But until this moment, they have not received any answer. And these
[00:22:21] 39 people have not been released. Several
[00:22:24] people who were abducted and detained were previously released, but in
[00:22:27] general, these incursions are continuing, and violations are continuing against
[00:22:31] civilians, against farmers and livestock
[00:22:34] breeders. Firing, search campaigns, temporary
[00:22:38] checkpoints set up on roads, all these, all these violations
[00:22:42] are continuing in southern Syria, even from the western
[00:22:46] Damascus countryside, the Beit Jann area in Mount Sheikh, all the way to the Yarmouk basin. These violations
[00:22:51] farmers and civilians is continuing
[00:22:54] by the Israeli occupation army. Thank you, Mohammed Fahd, Syria TV correspondent
[00:22:58] Quneitra.
[00:23:05] Joining us now is Khaled Khalil, a journalist specializing in Israeli affairs, from Damascus. Mr.
[00:23:08] Khaled, welcome. The Israeli occupation
[00:23:11] places warning signs, imposes on residents in Quneitra
[00:23:15] not to drive in more than three civilian cars. We are
[00:23:18] talking, we are talking about civilians.
[00:23:31] occupation to circumvent the legal
[00:23:35] consequences, especially
[00:23:38] after the martyrdom of the Syrian citizen Moaz Salameh
[00:23:42] last week by treacherous Israeli
[00:23:44] bullets. At that time, the Israeli occupation army issued
[00:23:48] a statement that it responded to a threat and it is
[00:23:52] in the process of conducting an investigation. This is a protocol procedure that
[00:23:55] Israel resorts to,
[00:23:58] that is, to avoid legal repercussions. But in
[00:24:02] reality, it is a continuation of war
[00:24:05] crimes and crimes against humanity, according to the description of
[00:24:07] international human rights organizations. What
[00:24:11] Israel is doing is also considered
[00:24:14] crimes of aggression against people through
[00:24:16] tormenting them and restricting their lives,
[00:24:20] and cutting off the connections between towns and cities to push them
[00:24:23] to displacement and change their economic reality, from
[00:24:26] herders and
[00:24:29] is what Israel is trying
[00:24:32] to do, Israel is practicing without any
[00:24:36] legal or even
[00:24:39] security justifications. As for the
[00:24:42] file of detainees, as reported by testimonies, most of those
[00:24:45] released by the Israeli occupation army
[00:24:49] are held in detention centers or prisons
[00:24:52] in Sde Teiman, and these are in southern occupied Palestine in
[00:24:56] the Negev desert, in addition
[00:24:59] the West Bank near Ramallah.
[00:25:02] These two prisons are designated
[00:25:06] for
[00:25:08] Palestinian resistance fighters or Palestinian militants, especially
[00:25:12] with regard to the Gaza war. Israel is trying
[00:25:16] to impose military rule on the region without
[00:25:19] any justification, disregarding international humanitarian
[00:25:23] law, disregarding international criticism.
[00:25:26] The attacks are combined with the abduction
[00:25:30] of civilian youths, targeting
[00:25:33] moving, even confiscating
[00:25:36] their daily sustenance and their source of livelihood in agricultural
[00:25:40] lands, agricultural work, and so on. Therefore,
[00:25:43] does that indicate, in your opinion, a systematic
[00:25:46] the south?
[00:25:50] Indeed, Israel practices all the occupation measures that
[00:25:53] it practices in the West Bank, and this is
[00:25:57] the habit of this entity since its inception. It seizes
[00:25:59] lands and negotiates over them, and its methods
[00:26:03] are similar. Therefore, we see that Israel, which is going through
[00:26:06] a tense internal situation, especially after October
[00:26:10] 7th, is becoming more arrogant, especially also in
[00:26:13] light of the changes in the regional scene. Today,
[00:26:17] Syria, according to geopolitical data, sends reassuring messages
[00:26:20] to everyone and has become
[00:26:23] the region. It is relied upon by regional
[00:26:27] powers and the United States of America to
[00:26:30] be the cornerstone of stability.
[00:26:32] However, Israel, which went from the first hours to
[00:26:36] ignite the situation not only in
[00:26:40] the entire region, and this is linked, as I mentioned to you, to the tense
[00:26:43] internal context. Israel has been living in a state of instability
[00:26:46] for years, meaning a sharp structural division
[00:26:52] the elections. We saw that the last elections, which have not
[00:26:55] been decided yet, were dedicated to removing the person of Benjamin
[00:26:58] Netanyahu, in addition to, you know,
[00:27:02] a moving political geography. All this
[00:27:05] calls on Israel, in addition to October 7th, to build its strategies
[00:27:09] based on serious security
[00:27:13] is that Israel deals with the situation according
[00:27:16] to what is called, let me call it, the theory of
[00:27:20] the swinging ceilings. It increases its escalation based on reading
[00:27:24] the response from the other side. Damascus, on the other hand,
[00:27:27] strategically chose to activate political and diplomatic
[00:27:31] pressure tools. Adopting diplomatic approaches and activating
[00:27:34] its alliances for political,
[00:27:38] diplomatic, legal, and international pressure
[00:27:42] option, Professor Khaled, in light of what appears to be an Israeli
[00:27:47] the government, whether Netanyahu or even if someone else comes, like Eisenkot,
[00:27:51] for example? It seems that there is an intention, I mean, for the
[00:27:55] Israeli entity to control the entire south: Quneitra, Daraa,
[00:27:58] Suwayda. This is becoming more entrenched day after day due to Israeli
[00:28:02] attacks, isn't
[00:28:03] that so?
[00:28:06] A very important question. First, we must explain the word "control." Israel is not
[00:28:10] in the process of occupying more territory and not establishing a permanent
[00:28:14] presence. It is exploiting the current phase in Syria, Syria's
[00:28:17] weaknesses, especially in this foundational phase, to impose negotiating
[00:28:21] conditions and in anticipation of any other regional settlement. It wants to
[00:28:26] the anxiety it suffers from. But
[00:28:29] are diplomatic options sufficient, as per
[00:28:32] your question? I believe that this is not enough. It is necessary
[00:28:36] to strengthen the internal front more clearly, especially
[00:28:39] empowering the people and residents in the southern region materially,
[00:28:42] economically, and morally, even military deterrence options
[00:28:46] in the absence of a balance of power, I mean, this dimension should
[00:28:50] not be completely ruled out because Israeli persistence
[00:28:54] operates, as I mentioned to you earlier, according to the theory of
[00:28:58] the swinging ceilings. But in an objective reading, today there
[00:29:01] is almost an absence of a military deterrence system. What Israel
[00:29:05] is doing is not only in Syria but in most
[00:29:08] of the region. It is necessary for
[00:29:12] Damascus to fortify the internal front and empower the changing geopolitical geography
[00:29:15] that Israel fears, and strategically,
[00:29:19] to avoid provocation, not to be drawn into Israeli
[00:29:22] provocations. Thank you, Khaled Khalil, journalist specializing
[00:29:25] in Israeli affairs, from
[00:29:26] Damascus.
[00:29:31] The General Intelligence Directorate thwarted a plot to target Homs refinery in central
[00:29:35] Syria, according to what SANA
[00:29:38] announcement comes about two weeks after the oil
[00:29:42] derivatives pipeline extending from Baniyas to Homs was subjected to
[00:29:46] sabotage with the aim of theft. Homs refinery plays a role
[00:29:49] in securing oil derivatives, as it refines heavy oil
[00:29:53] at a rate of about 50,000 barrels per day, despite its dilapidated
[00:29:57] and old technical condition, according to previous statements
[00:30:01] by the Minister of Energy.
[00:30:06] The General Authority for Ports and Customs announced that its cadres
[00:30:10] thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics through the Jisser Qamar
[00:30:14] border crossing with Lebanon. The authority stated that the drugs
[00:30:17] were seized hidden inside a loudspeaker in the possession
[00:30:21] of one of the travelers to deceive and bypass customs
[00:30:23] inspection procedures, indicating that the seized items
[00:30:27] included 2 kilograms and 600 grams of hashish
[00:30:30] and 17 grams of
[00:30:34] heroin.
[00:30:40] The Anti-Narcotics Directorate announced the execution of 157
[00:30:44] security operations during October, which resulted in the dismantling
[00:30:48] of 30 internal smuggling networks and the seizure of
[00:30:51] various quantities of narcotics. The seized items
[00:30:55] included about 4.3 million
[00:30:58] Captagon pills and 582
[00:31:01] kilograms of hashish.
[00:31:03] Seven kilograms of crystal meth.