Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza; hospital told to evacuate
Authorities in Gaza say Israel’s campaign has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians and displaced most of the population of 2.3 million. Much of the coastal enclave is in ruins. Read more
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Putin denies Russian defeat in Syria, plans to meet Assad
Putin said he would ask Assad about the fate of U.S. reporter Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria. Read more
Syrian Christians attend services, schools reopen a week after Assad’s overthrow
As the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept to power last week, it sought to reassure Syria’s minority groups that their way of life would not be at risk. Read more
Trump and Netanyahu discuss Gaza hostages and Syria
Netanyahu said he spoke with Trump on Saturday night about the issue, which will loom large as one of the main foreign challenges facing Trump when he takes office if it is not resolved before he is sworn in on Jan. 20. Read more
Israel to close Dublin embassy, citing ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’
Israel’s ambassador to Dublin was recalled following Ireland’s decision on a Palestinian state in May, Saar’s statement added. Last week, Dublin announced its support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of genocide. Read more
Israeli forces carry out air, ground attacks in Gaza; dozens dead
An airstrike hit the civil emergency center in the Nuseirat market area in the central Gaza Strip, killing Ahmed Al-Louh, a video journalist for Al Jazeera TV, and five other people, medics and fellow journalists said. Read more
At site of mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are estimated to have been killed since 2011, when Assad’s crackdown on protests against him spiraled into a full-scale war that drew in regional powers. Read more
Top Biden aides head to Mideast in diplomatic push on Syria, Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to visit Jordan and Turkey, while U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan planned stops in Israel, Qatar and Egypt in coming days, U.S. officials said. Read more
Israel, seeing opportunity, demolishes Syria’s military assets
Israeli officials said they were destroying weapons and military facilities to keep them out of the hands of Islamist extremists. Read more
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Rebel-backed figure takes charge as Syria’s interim prime minister
In a brief address on state television, Mohammed al-Bashir, a figure little known across most of Syria who previously ran an administration in a pocket of the northwest controlled by rebels, said he would lead the interim authority until March 1. Read more
Syria’s rebels work to form government after Assad ouster
The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors late on Monday, and diplomats said they were still in shock at how quickly Assad’s overthrow unfolded over 12 days, after a 13-year civil war. Read more
Syrian rebels topple President Bashar al-Assad
Iran’s embassy was stormed by Syrian rebels following their capture of Damascus. Read more
Syrian rebels take fourth city, Assad’s rule faces growing threat
Rebel sources said the military agreed to make an orderly withdrawal from Daraa under a deal giving army officials safe passage to the capital Damascus, about 60 miles north. Read more
Ceasefire violations rise as Israel, Hezbollah trade strikes
The latest Israeli strikes came shortly after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement and fired missiles on an Israeli military position in the disputed Shebaa Farms area in what the Iran-backed group called a “defensive warning strike.” Read more
Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza ceasefire push, looting halts aid
The Hamas visit to Cairo was the first since the United States announced on Wednesday it would revive efforts in collaboration with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, that would include a hostage deal. Read more
Israel says it killed Oct. 7 attack suspect who worked food aid charity
World Central Kitchen confirmed the airstrike and said it had no knowledge about an employee involved in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Read more
Syrian rebels control Aleppo; Russia strikes in support of Assad
Aleppo had been firmly held by the government since a 2016 victory there, one of the war’s major turning points. Read more
Syrian rebels breach Aleppo, in biggest advance in years
One rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, took control of “more than half of Aleppo” today without resistance from Syrian government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group based in Britain. Read more
Dozens dead in Gaza airstrikes as ceasefire efforts escalate
Medics said they had recovered 19 bodies of Palestinians killed in northern areas of Nuseirat, one of the enclave’s eight long-standing refugee camps. Read more
Israel steps up bombing of central Gaza, strikes kill 26 people
The escalation came a day after Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah began a ceasefire in Lebanon, halting more than a year of hostilities and raising hopes among many Palestinians in Gaza for a similar deal with Hamas, which rules the enclave. Read more
Biden: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will take effect Wednesday
Fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border will end at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), Biden said. Read more
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