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31.01.2025 23:40 Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named "transitional" president after leading the overthrow of the Assad regime.

31.01.2025 23:40 During a call with the UK prime minister, Emily Damari says she was detained on UN premises inside Gaza.

31.01.2025 13:50 Yarden Bibas and two others will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the fourth swap since the ceasefire began.

30.01.2025 23:13 Israel's military said last August that it had killed Deif - who was the second-most senior Hamas leader.

30.01.2025 23:13 There were jubilant scenes in the West Bank as more Palestinians were released on Thursday.

30.01.2025 18:30 Three Israelis and five Thai nationals comprised the latest group of hostages released since the Gaza ceasefire was announced.

30.01.2025 18:30 The five were working on farms in Israel when they were abducted during attacks on 7 October 2023.

30.01.2025 13:50 Three Israelis and five Thais were freed by Hamas amid chaotic scenes in Gaza.

30.01.2025 13:50 The Israeli military says it targeted what it describes as "armed terrorists" in the town of Tamoun.

30.01.2025 03:50 Moscow had moved columns of military vehicles to the port after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

29.01.2025 23:21 The country's de facto leader is appointed seven weeks after his faction overthrew Bashar al-Assad.

29.01.2025 23:21 If anything goes wrong, it risks the hostages remaining in captivity, and reigniting the war.

29.01.2025 18:11 Palestinians are continuing to head back to northern Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a deal.

29.01.2025 18:11 The UN says critical aid deliveries into Gaza will be undermined when the ban starts on Thursday.

29.01.2025 18:11 The BBC's Fergal Keane joined the mission to deliver the first aerial aid delivery into Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect.