How the Gaza war is remaking the Middle East : NPR
6 days ago · Syria's longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, fled into Russian exile last month. ... Palestinian children play next to a building destroyed by Israeli attack in the central Gaza Strip town of Khan ...
Israel’s war on Gaza: A timeline of major events | The National
3 days ago · Displaced Palestinians return to central Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19 after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas movement took effect. AFP. ... An offensive by rebels in Syria leads to the ousting of Iran-allied president Bashar Al Assad in December, with Israel then conducting numerous strikes on military sites. Israeli ...
Israel is using the same tactics in Gaza that al-Assad employed in ...
Dec 3, 2023 · The al-Assad regime has justified these offensives under the nebulous banner of “countering terrorism”, claiming that 119 healthcare facilities were “taken over by terrorist groups”.
Israel faces new Middle East after Assad’s fall, must secure borders ...
Dec 8, 2024 · With Assad’s fall, this arc – which began in Iran and stretched through Iraq, Syria, and northern Lebanon and extended through Yemen and southern Gaza – has been fractured. The vaunted “axis of...
Gaza war death toll surpasses 45,000, Assad releases statement
Dec 16, 2024 · The call, made at a press conference in Raqa, comes more than a week after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after a lightning offensive in which they seized swathes of territory.
Netanyahu says Assad's fall could strengthen Gaza deal
Dec 9, 2024 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime could lead to a hostage swap deal in the Gaza Strip.
AP swift to the story when Bashar Assad’s government falls
Dec 19, 2024 · The fall of the authoritarian government of Bashar Assad in Syria to rebel fighters came swiftly and unexpectedly, but AP’s Middle East team was up for the challenge.
2024 in review: Middle East faces al-Assad’s fall, Gaza’s endless …
Dec 31, 2024 · 2024 was a year of intense upheaval in the Middle East, marked by Israel’s relentless war on Gaza, the sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and escalating regional conflicts, including Israel's incursions into Lebanon to …
Israel vows to maintain 'full freedom of action' in Gaza, says ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Recent developments in the region, including the weakening of Iran, the longtime backer of the terrorist group, the degradation of Hezbollah and the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, also ...
2024: A look back at a year of war and upheaval in the Middle East
Dec 29, 2024 · With Assad deposed, Syria has a new de-facto ruler: HTS rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani.