A Syrian court has sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for atrocities committed during the country's civil war.
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death following a trial in absentia. The court convicted him of atrocities committed during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Qatar a "hostile state" while defending past military actions, as Qatar separately disputed Iranian accounts of missile and drone attacks on its territory.
Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least three people and wounded 23, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite an active ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Humanitarian agencies are distributing food and essential supplies across Gaza as severe food insecurity affects hundreds of thousands of people.