Syrian rebels say they have reached Damascus in ‘final stage’ of offensive – Middle East crisis live

Hassan Abdul-Ghani, an insurgent commander, said fighters were heading from eastern and southern Syria towards DamascusThe Israeli military said it is helping United Nations forces to head off an attack on a UN position in Syria close to the Israeli border, the Associated Press is reporting. The army said in a statement on Saturday that an attack was carried out by “armed individuals” on a UN post near the Syrian town of Hader and it was “assisting UN forces in repelling the attack”.The video released on Saturday shows a man who introduces himself as the 24-year-old Matan Zangauker. He can be seen pleading with the Israeli leaders to make a deal that would bring captives being held by Hamas in Gaza back to Israel. Continue reading...

Syrian rebels say they have reached Damascus in ‘final stage’ of offensive – Middle East crisis live

Hassan Abdul-Ghani, an insurgent commander, said fighters were heading from eastern and southern Syria towards Damascus

The Israeli military said it is helping United Nations forces to head off an attack on a UN position in Syria close to the Israeli border, the Associated Press is reporting.

The army said in a statement on Saturday that an attack was carried out by “armed individuals” on a UN post near the Syrian town of Hader and it was “assisting UN forces in repelling the attack”.

The video released on Saturday shows a man who introduces himself as the 24-year-old Matan Zangauker. He can be seen pleading with the Israeli leaders to make a deal that would bring captives being held by Hamas in Gaza back to Israel. Continue reading...