For today, links to two reports: from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Scroll down for SYRIA 12-8-25 and for UKRAINE, MEDIA and GAZA.) — MCM

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Israeli minister says war with Syria is now inevitable. From Middle East Monitor. An Israeli minister has said that war with Syria “has become inevitable,” following developments near the Syrian town of Quneitra on Tuesday. The Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, made the comment after . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. ‘frustrated’ with Israel’s attacks on Syria as Tel Aviv claims war ‘inevitable’: WSJ. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump is “frustrated” with Israel’s “aggressive posture” against Damascus and is urging for a quick solution, the Wall Street Journal wrote wrote on Tuesday, coinciding with threats from Israeli officials that war with Syria has “become inevitable.” READ MORE . . .

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