Day: December 7, 2024

Syrian rebels say they have reached the city limits of Homs, taken over Daraa

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The rebels captured the cities of Hama and Aleppo within a week and even released prisoners from Hama’s central prison. By MATHILDA HELLER, REUTERSDECEMBER 6, 2024 10:22Updated: DECEMBER 7, 2024 11:13  A view from Hama city as anti-regime armed groups have captured the city, seizing the city center, solidifying control, and forcing regime forces to […]

Qatar’s PM says he sees renewed momentum for reaching hostage deal

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IDF again bolsters forces on Golan as Syrian rebels take area near border * Rebel commander says days of Syrian ‘sectarianism and tyranny’ are over   By ToI StaffToday, 2:52 am   People walk past photographs of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, December 5, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90) An anti-government fighter gestures […]

Israeli delegation visits Moscow, warns it won’t tolerate Iranian presence in Syria – report

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The Israeli delegation also made it clear to Russia that Israel would not allow Hezbollah to regroup and continue carrying out terror activities targeting Israel. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 7, 2024 11:21 Portraits of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R) and Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stand as Palestinians sit at the entrance of the […]

Iran said to evacuate officials from Syria as Assad’s forces lose ground

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Syrian military says it redeployed in Daraa after local rebels take southern province; Russia, Iran, Turkey meeting in Qatar could lead to Syrian strongman’s ouster, analysts say By ToI Staff and AgenciesToday, 11:07 am   An opposition fighter fires his AK-47 in the air in celebration in Hama, Syria, December 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam) Iran has started evacuating […]

Hamas counting number of living hostages, hostage deal negotiations enter ‘final’ phase – report

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Hostage deal negotiations have been reported to enter a new and “final” phase, sources told Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 7, 2024 09:00Updated: DECEMBER 7, 2024 09:23 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.(photo credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)Hamas is attempting to determine the number of living Israeli hostages […]

Trump aides asked Qatar to recall ousted Hamas chiefs in bid to revive hostage talks

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Sources tell ToI that after Biden requested terror leaders’ expulsion, president-elect’s team urged reversal of move, deeming Doha’s mediation critical to get a deal before Jan. 20 By Jacob Magid  Today, 1:41 am   US President Donald Trump meets with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, […]

Second front opens up in southern Syria, as Druze militias clash with fleeing regime forces

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The IDF announced that it was reinforcing the Golan Heights with additional troops, saying it would “not tolerate threats near the Israeli border.” YUVAL BARNEA REUTERS DECEMBER 6, 2024 18:44Updated: DECEMBER 7, 2024 07:19 People take part in a protest against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the southern Druze city of Sweida, Syria, September 8, […]