The BBC heard from dozens of former officials about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime.

In the first major diplomatic trip during his second term, the president is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US in the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.

The BBC’s Fergal Keane reports on the rise of malnutrition in Gaza’s children.

British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, 28, who was held captive in Gaza, is visiting the UK for the first time since her release.

Buildings burn and land is scorched as wildfires spread outside of Jerusalem.

At least four people have been killed and 500 more injured in Bandar Abbas.

Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners.

The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who was killed.

BBC Verify explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.

Israel has sent more troops into Gaza after resuming airstrikes on what it calls “terror targets”.

More than 400 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been assessing footage of the strikes and building a picture of the damage done.

The Israeli military says it is hitting “terror targets” across Gaza.

Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.

The first of an estimated 2,000 Gazan children needing medical treatment arrive in Jordan.

Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

The grandson of Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned to Israel this week, speaks to the BBC.

Zakaria, 11, volunteered at a busy Gaza hospital during the war – one of three children in a new BBC documentary.

Israel released 369 people on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostages

Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday morning.

Some 180 prisoners are being freed in exchange for three Israeli hostages.