Cities in southern Israel hit by rockets] December 26, as reported by Times of Israel on December 26, local time, rockets from the Gaza Strip hit the cities of Ashkelon and Sderot south of Israel that afternoon. . Witnesses said the Israeli army's "Iron Dome" air defense system intercepted several missiles. An air raid siren sounded in Ashkelon. There are currently no reports of casualties from the Israeli side.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is also becoming increasingly tense at the end of this year, both sides are constantly fighting and there are losses of people and vehicles.
Ukraine plans to lower the legal minimum age limit for military enlistment] On December 26, the official website of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine published the text of the draft law on the evening of the 25th, in that proposes to lower the legal minimum age limit for personnel deployed on combat missions from the current level, lowering the age from 27 to 25. According to Reuters on the 26th, Zelensky has not yet publicly expressed support for the latest draft law. Ukraine remains tight-lipped about the number of casualties and the remaining strength of its soldiers, but it has previously revealed that the number of active military personnel in the country is about 1 million people. US officials estimate hundreds of thousands of people have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the crisis escalated.