Adam Durbin and Johanna Chisholm, with Barbara Plett Usher, Yogita Limaye and Alice Cuddy
We're going to be pausing our live coverage for the day, but before we do so, here's a recap of the third day since the end of Bashar al-Assad's rule in Syria.
- Mohammed al-Bashir, who previously governed a small pocket of rebel-held territory during Assad's rule, was named as Syria's new interim prime minister
- The Israeli military acknowledged its troops are operating in Syrian territory, beyond the demilitarised buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Syrian rebel forces not to allow Iran to "re-establish" itself in the country
- Meanwhile, Turkey has joined some Middle Eastern nations - including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt - in accusing Israel of "exploiting" the downfall of AssadThe Israeli military says it carried out 480 air strikes in Syria over the past 48 hours, destroying "most of Syria's strategic weapon stockpiles"
- It has also confirmed it carried out attacks on Syria's naval fleet, as part of its efforts to neutralise military assets in the country
To go deeper on this topic, you can also continue reading about the latest developments in Syria with these stories:
- The BBC’s James Landale joins the latest Newscast episode to discuss what a new government in Syria means for the Middle EastSyrian families' describe to the BBC the 'unbearable' wait to know the fate of their detained relatives
- The BBC's Lucy Williamson met with a mother whose son's death inflamed the 2011 Syrian revolution
- And our explainer breaks down which countries have played a role in Syria - and could continue to do so in the future
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