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Smoke billows the the Syrian town of Suran, between Aleppo and Hama, on December 3, 2024. Islamist-led rebels advanced on December 3, on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that ended four years of relative calm. Syrian state media reported that the two air forces had bombed the rebels in their Idlib stronghold as well as their vanguard in Hama province (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) (Photo by BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)

Rebel forces have taken down Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad: How could this affect Israel?

Bashar al-Assad had ruled Syria for 24 years before he was forced to flee the country this weekend.
BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 26: People watch television as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a ceasefire near Martyrs Square where people sheltered as Israeli battered central Beirut with multiple airstrikes on November 26, 2024 in Beirut Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement on Tuesday, confirming that the Israeli security cabinet approved a proposed ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group. The two sides have been trading cross-border fire since October 2023, following the Hamas attacks on Israel, and Israel's subsequent incursions into Gaza and southern Lebanon. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire after over 400 days of war. What now?

MARJAYOUN, LEBANON - OCTOBER 12: UN Interim Forces (UNIFIL) patrol the streets in the town of Marjayoun, southern Lebanon on October 12, 2024. One UN peacekeeper was injured by gunfire in the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Saturday. (Photo by Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why are the IDF and UN peacekeepers at odds in Lebanon?

World leaders were outraged at Israel after UNIFIL outposts were hit amid the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
Family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped gather at the site of the Nova Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, on October 07, 2024 in Re'im, Israel.

A year after October 7, mourning those lost and reflecting on the ongoing war

One year after October 7, Israel is still at war, against Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as other Iran-backed groups on different fronts.
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on September 27, 2024.

Iran launches massive missile attack against Israel: How will the Jewish state respond?

After weeks of threats, Iran launched about 180 missiles toward Israel Tuesday evening, killing a Palestinian man and injuring two Israelis.
A demonstrator stands in the rain holding a picture depicting (L to R) Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; late Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed by an Israeli air strike on September 27, 2024; and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone strike in January 2020; during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran's Palestine Square on September 28, 2024.

The end of Nasrallah

Iranian worshippers wave Lebanon's Hezbollah flags in front of a portrait of the Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, during an anti-Israeli protest to condemn Israel's strike on Nasrallah, after Friday prayers ceremonies in downtown Tehran, Iran, on September 27, 2024.

Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was eliminated, but the war is far from over

“The next phase in the war against Hezbollah will begin soon,” warned Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area on the outskirts of the Lebanese southern village of Yater on September 20, 2024.

Israel’s conflict against Hezbollah is rapidly escalating — what’s happened?

Close to a year after Hezbollah began launching drone and rocket attacks against northern Israel, the IDF launched a large-scale operation to restore security in the area Monday.
Lebanese army soldiers secure the area for an ambulance to enter the premises of the American University hospital. Eight people have been killed and some 2,750 injured in suspected coordinated explosions of hand-held telecommunications devices across Lebanon, Health Minister Firas Abiad said during a press conference in Beirut on 17 September.

Panic strikes Lebanon: Israel detonates Hezbollah devices, injuring thousands

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib warned that the country was bracing for a major retaliation by Hezbollah after the attack, stressing “this escalates this war.”

As Gaza operation winds down, Israel shifts military focus to other fronts

The IDF announced Thursday that it had defeated Hamas’ Rafah Brigade, completing the most significant phase of the war in Gaza.
This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows an Israeli Air Force fighter jet firing flares as it flies to intercept a hostile aircraft that launched from Lebanon over the border area with south Lebanon on August 25, 2024.

Did Israel thwart Hezbollah’s big attack or is there more to come?

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah claimed that his movement successfully targeted a military intelligence base in Glilot, just north of Tel Aviv.
A view of a banner hung on a building reading in Persian and Hebrew 'We are stronger and more motivated than ever. Are you ready for 2 million displaced people?' with pictures of Iranian missiles as tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate in Palestine Square of the capital Tehran, Iran.

It’s been two weeks — why hasn’t Iran attacked Israel?

From psychological warfare to hopes for a ceasefire: Here’s why Iran may be holding off on attacking Israel despite weeks of threats.

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