On December 19, 2024, Human Rights Watch accused Israel of deliberately depriving Gaza civilians of water and said the pattern could amount to extermination and acts of genocide.
Ukraine’s security service said it killed Russian general Igor Kirillov in Moscow, making the assassination of a top chemical and radiological warfare officer one of the war’s most striking covert actions.
A rights advocate says a mass grave outside Damascus may contain at least 100,000 bodies, as the scale of killings under Assad’s rule comes into sharper focus after the regime’s fall.
The Israeli cabinet has backed a proposal to expand settlement population in the occupied Golan Heights, deepening a politically sensitive annexation-era policy.
In a reported first statement since his ouster, Bashar al-Assad says he went to a Russian base to supervise fighting and was later airlifted to Moscow after Syrian positions collapsed.
Iraqi water specialists warned that damage to Syria's Tishrin Dam could have serious consequences for towns along the Euphrates in Anbar province, according to a December 14, 2024 report.
Hiiraan Online said at least eight people were killed and ten others wounded in Harar Heyle, a rural area in El-bur district, after fighting broke out between clan militia forces over grazing land.
Al Jazeera's live update said raids continued on several areas of the Strip on day 434 of the war, with Israeli sources saying Netanyahu would hold security consultations.
Ukraine said Russia fired around 290 missiles and drones at multiple regions, damaging energy facilities and forcing emergency shutdowns across the country.