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What Matters Most On Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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This picture shows a burned Syrian army helicopter after Israeli strikes said to target weapons depots near the Mezzeh military airbase, outside Damascus, on December 9, 2024. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)

Over 350 strikes carried out in Syria in 48 hours

In historic campaign across Syria, IDF says it destroyed 80% of Assad regime’s military

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

After rebel takeover, Israeli Air Force and Navy strike missile depots, naval vessels, fighter jets and more to ensure they don’t fall into wrong hands

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video message on December 10, 2024. (Screenshot)

PM: Israel wants ‘correct’ ties with new Syrian regime, but will attack if necessary

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

The IDF's Paratroopers Brigade is seen entering Syria, in a handout photo issued by the military on December 9, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Qatar, Turkey, Egypt condemn Israel’s activity across Syrian border; US, UK supportive

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A Syrian army tank captured by IDF troops in southern Syria, in a handout photo issued on December 11, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Live updates (closed)

Dec. 11: IDF says troops captured tanks, seized weapons cache at former Syrian army post

Report says Ukrainian operatives provided drones to Syrian rebels in weeks leading up to fall of Assad * Palestinian Islamic Jihad delegation in Cairo for hostage deal talks

10:00 pm

Medics say several hurt, including 12-year-old boy, in suspected West Bank terror shooting
9:55 pm

Police investigating vehicles set on fire in suspected arson attack near West Bank outpost
9:32 pm

Palestinian Islamic Jihad says it sent delegation to Cairo for Gaza hostage deal talks

A boy rides past the border fence between Syria and Israel at Majdal Shams on December 9, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook20,000 'Golani' Druze now wait to visit Syrian relatives

On Syrian border in war-struck Majdal Shams, Assad’s fall sparks hope for Israel’s Druze

By Diana Bletter

While some Golan Heights residents dream of seeing their relatives in Syria again, others express ‘complicated’ emotions, reconsidering their identity and where they belong

Daily Briefing Dec. 11: Day 432 – ToI reports from a Druze village on Syria’s border

By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Jeremy Sharon and Diana Bletter

With Syria bombing campaign, Israel bets on ‘worst-case scenario’ after Assad’s fall

By AFP and ToI Staff

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Op-ed: Day 432 of the war

Israel pulls itself together; Iran’s axis falls apart

The jihadists’ lightning takeover of Syria was followed by the IAF’s vital lightning destruction of Assad’s military infrastructure. Now Iran may think it has only one option left

A bombed hangar on the day after the Israeli military was said to have hit weapons depots near the Mezzeh military airbase, outside Damascus, on December 9, 2024. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)

Rebel fighters stand next to the burning gravesite of Syria's late president Hafez al-Assad at his mausoleum in the family's ancestral village of Qardaha in the western Latakia province on December 11, 2024, after it was stormed by opposition factions. (Aaref WATAD/AFP)

After fall of dynasty, tomb of Assad’s father set on fire in Syria hometown

Ordinary citizens wander through home of ousted president, loot luxury goods; Syrian refugees stream back home through Turkish border, hope for better life

Screen capture from video of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov during an interview with NBC News, December 10, 2024. (NBC News. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Russia spirited Assad out of Syria in ‘secure manner,’ Moscow’s deputy FM reveals

By Reuters and ToI Staff

This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's new transitional prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir chairing a meeting of the new cabinet in Damascus on December 10, 2024. (Stringer/SANA/AFP)

As Syrian rebels tap interim PM, insurgent chief dismisses ‘unnecessary’ fears over future

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Abu Mohammed al-Golani, whose group HTS is rooted in Syria’s al-Qaeda branch, says the country is ‘exhausted’ by war and won’t embark on another one in wake of Assad regime’s fall

A masked opposition fighter carries a flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, on December 10, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)

Jihadist rebels capture eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor from US-backed, Kurdish-led force

By AP and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a hearing of the Tel Aviv District Court to give testimony in his criminal trial, December 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Netanyahu regales court with story of John Kerry’s invitation to visit Afghanistan

By Jeremy Sharon

In a colorful anecdote during his testimony, PM relates how he stood up to US pressure to cede security control of the West Bank to American-trained Palestinian forces

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, December 11, 2024. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Khamenei says US, Israel were behind fall of Syrian regime, also alludes to Turkey

Iranian leader, in first remarks about Syria since sudden ouster of ally Assad, says Iran itself not weakened by rebel takeover, seeks to keep ‘friendly relations’ with country

Illustrative: US troops patrol near an oil well in al-Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, close to the border with Turkey, on June 14, 2023. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

Senior White House official: US troops to remain in Syria after Assad’s fall

People celebrate holding a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 9, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

US says will recognize new Syrian regime if it renounces terror, supports women

By Matthew Lee, AAMER MADHANI and Zeke Miller

My fellow Druze and I have so much more to give

The dedication of Israeli Druze is evident in their military service, but pre-army programs will boost them into better positions in the IDF, education, and jobs

An Orthodox rabbi’s struggle with pluralism

Real religious disagreements among those who affiliate with different denominations (or none) should not hinder normal interactions. Try talking to each other and see

A police detective walks near houses vandalized with anti-Israel slogans in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, Australia, December 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Car torched, anti-Israel graffiti sprayed in Sydney suburb with large Jewish community

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Australian PM denounces attack in Woollahra, which comes days after arson gutted Melbourne synagogue; Australian Jewish Association accuses government of ignoring warnings of violence

Fire crew members and police officers work the scene of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, December 6, 2024. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)

Australian police special operation probes increased antisemitic attacks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A woman wears a hat that reads 'Curb Your Antisemitism' during a rally against campus antisemitism at George Washington University on May 2, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)

Survey finds antisemitism impacts daily life for two-thirds of US Jewish women

Poll of 1,000 Jewish women shows 52% felt the need to hide their identity, 33% experienced hate speech, and 22% were excluded from groups or events

The building housing San Francisco Hillel graffitied with the word "Khaybar," which refers to an ancient battle between Arabs and Jews on the Arabian peninsula, alongside communist and anarchist symbols, December 2024. (Courtesy via JTA)

SF Hillel graffitied with slogan about battle that ended in Muslim slaughter of Jews

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

The compound of Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus, April 10, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

3 Israelis lightly hurt as gunmen open fire during uncoordinated visit to Nablus tomb

IDF says ultra-Orthodox pilgrims held for questioning by police; men said to be members of Shuvu Bonim cult

The scene of a terror car-ramming attack in Bnei Brak, December 10, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Man lightly hurt in Bnei Brak terror ramming; Arab Israeli driver arrested

A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip is intercepted by the Iron Dome over Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood, January 21, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

Rare four rockets launched at Israel from Gaza, causing no damage

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Two missiles intercepted, rest fall in open areas; IDF issues evacuation orders for launch site areas; Hamas authorities say dozens killed in Israeli strikes

File: A local volunteer of the World Central Kitchen carries a cooking pot to be used to cook meals for to needy Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 3, 2024. (AFP)

World Central Kitchen fires 62 Gazan workers accused by Israel of terror ties

By Reuters and ToI Staff

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and Shin Bet security services Director Ronen Bar at the special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security services)

Hamas reportedly hands list of living hostages to Egypt

Security chiefs discuss hostage deal in Cairo as Israel sees growing chances

By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid

Senior Israeli official believes Hamas has changed mind on truce, which may be possible before Trump inauguration; White House says terror group’s isolation may bring it to table

Released hostage Judith Raanan, left, meets with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida, December 10, 2024. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

1st hostage to return from Gaza meets Trump, urges him to do all he can to free captives

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Judith Raanan, taken with teen daughter while visiting Nahal Oz and released two weeks later, gives US president-elect a painting and tells him about her time in captivity

Rescued hostage Noa Argamani attends an emergency conference on the medical condition of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on December 10, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

Noa Argamani recalls horrors of captivity, warns of dire conditions for hostages

Max Fried #54 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch against the San Diego Padres during the first inning in game two of the Wild Card series at Petco Park on October 2, 2024, in San Diego, California. - The New York Yankees have agreed to sign left-handed pitcher Fried to an eight-year, $218 million dollar contract -- the largest ever for a left-handed hurler, MLB.com reported on December 10, 2024. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images North America/AFP)

Ace in the hole?

Jewish pitcher Max Fried signs record-breaking deal with NY Yankees

By jacob gurvis

All-Star’s 8-year, $218 million deal with New York baseball team marks the largest-ever contract for both a Jewish player and a left-handed pitcher

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US President Joe Biden, right, meets with US President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

Biden okays memo that may guide Trump policy on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia

By AAMER MADHANI

Relatives of some of those killed and taken hostage on October 7 at a hearing at the High Court of Justice for a petition calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry, Jerusalem, December 11, 2024 (Courtesy October Commission)

High Court hears petition for Oct. 7 state inquiry: ‘Most terrible failure ever here’

By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol

The trophy is displayed on the pitch ahead of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, December 18, 2022. (Martin Meissner/AP)

FIFA to confirm soccer 2030 World Cup hosts, award 2034 tourney to Saudi Arabia

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Illustrative photo of Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israeli skills in literacy, math and problem-solving ‘below OECD average’ – report

By Gavriel Fiske

Dr. Massad Boulos, US President-elect Donald Trump’s adviser on Middle Eastern and Arab affairs, sits for a portrait at the Wall Street Hotel, New York, September 4, 2024. (Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images/JTA)

Trump’s Middle East adviser says path to Palestinian state is key to Israel-Saudi ties

GOP Representative Brian Mast of Florida, wearing an IDF uniform, talks with reporters as Republicans hold a caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, October 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Lawmaker who assisted IDF as civilian volunteer to lead House foreign affairs panel

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