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12.12.2024 15:40 The bus was heading to Jerusalem from an Israeli settlement when a gunman opened fire.

12.12.2024 15:40 The Israeli military says it targeted two groups of Hamas members who planned to hijack the lorries.

12.12.2024 10:20 Abu Mohammed al-Jolani also said he would dissolve the former regime's security forces, in a statement seen by Reuters.

12.12.2024 00:40 The BBC sees a crowd surge in Damascus as rumours spread that a hated Assad henchman is about to be executed.

11.12.2024 19:40 Fifa confirms the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will serve as joint hosts for the 2030 tournament.

11.12.2024 19:40 Satellite images show Russian ships off the Syrian coast, as Moscow mulls its military future after Bashar al-Assad's fall.

11.12.2024 19:40 Gaza officials said many people were still under rubble. The Israeli military acknowledged the strike but questioned the death toll.

11.12.2024 19:40 Israel has attacked Syrian military assets and has troops operating in the Golan buffer zone and slightly beyond.

11.12.2024 19:40 Armed men are seen celebrating in Hafez al-Assad's burning mausoleum in the family's hometown.

11.12.2024 10:20 Some politicians question the future of Syrian refugees, with migration the big issue in February elections.

11.12.2024 10:20 The UN's chemical watchdog says dozens were killed in the chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta in 2018.

11.12.2024 04:51 Mohammed al-Bashir is tasked with governing until March by the Islamist-led rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad.

11.12.2024 00:01 Hamza al-Khatib, 13, was arrested at a 2011 anti-government rally and tortured - but Assad's downfall has not brought his family justice.

10.12.2024 18:50 A woman whose grandfather, father and brothers were detained by the military tells the BBC it is "devastating" that they are still missing.

10.12.2024 18:50 Netanyahu becomes Israel's first serving leader to take the stand as a defendant in a criminal case.