US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has chosen former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China.

Police officially recognized Sarah Netanyahu, the wife of Israel's prime minister, as a victim of a crime after three individuals shot flares toward the couples' home, Israeli media reported Friday. Chief of Staff Alex Nemirovsky, head of investigations at the Lahav 433 Criminal Investigation Unit, wrote that "in accordance with the definition of the law, and according to the articles of the offense that appear in the investigation file and in the indictment, and since the Netanyahu couple's private home in the town of Caesarea was damaged as a result of the commission of the offense, the Netanyahu couple are entitled to be recognized as victims of an offense and to exercise the rights granted in accordance with the severity of the offense," N12 reported.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Hamas terrorists drove vehicles they stole from the Palestinian Authority (PA) through the streets of Jenin in the West Bank on Thursday, Israeli media reported.תיעוד: חמושים פלסטינים השתלטו על כלי רכב ששייך למנגנוני הביטחון של הרשות הפלסטינית בג'נין בתגובה למעצר שביצעה הרשות. החמושים נסעו ברחובות העיר כשעל הרכב הודבקו סמלים של ארגוני הטרור חמאס והג'יאהד האסלאמי@nurityohanan pic.twitter.com/Kk6gYHwrZU— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 5, 2024The terrorists reportedly stole the vehicles after the PA arrested several of the group's members.General Anwar Rajab, spokesperson for the PA's security forces, said, “A group of outlaws opened fire on the headquarters of the security services” and stole two vehicles.Rajab added that the forces would “recover the vehicles and hold accountable anyone who committed this act.”

The US is closely monitoring developments in Syria, where opposition forces have jolted President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday.