An Israeli newspaper, citing military sources, reported Israeli forces are surrounding dozens of Hezbollah fighters in the Ali al-Taher area.

CSRC IPO counseling disclosure shows Yingren Technology Co., Ltd. and sponsor Guotai Haitong submitted a Guidance Completion Report to the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau. Yingren filed its counseling record on Dec. 19, 2024; the counseling process lasted about 18 months. The fabless semiconductor designer's core business is the design and supply of high-performance solid-state drive controller chips; it also provides SSD and storage-system solutions for cloud computing, AI, data-center management and intelligent driving applications.

The extremist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeast Aleppo, Syria.