Israel pounds Syria as opposition seeks to form a new government

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By Lyndal Rowlands and Alastair McCready

    Israeli forces carry out large-scale attacks across Syria, targeting three major airports and other strategic military infrastructure, including in the capital, Damascus.

    Toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s prime minister says he has agreed to hand power to the opposition-led Salvation Government, headed by Mohammed al-Bashir.

    The family of renowned Syrian activist, Mazen al-Hamada, confirms his body has been found at the notorious Sednaya prison as rescue reams ended their search for missing people at the facility.

    Qatar, Iraq and Saudi Arabia condemn Israel’s “dangerous” land grab in the Syrian Golan Heights, as UN peacekeepers accuse it of violating the 1974 ceasefire deal that ended the 1967 war.

    HTS says it will pursue senior military figures ‘implicated in war crimes’

    HTS chief Ahmed al-Sharaa, known as al-Julani, says the opposition group will seek “just retribution” for senior military and security officers “implicated in war crimes”, including those who had fled the country.

    “We will not hesitate to hold accountable the criminals, murderers, security and army officers involved in torturing the Syrian people,” al-Sharaa said in a statement issued by the media office of the General Command.

    The statement noted that the offer of an amnesty remained in place for soldiers “who were in compulsory service” and “whose hands are not stained with the blood of the Syrian people”.

    Israeli attacks kill two civilians in Deraa

    We’ve been reporting on Israel’s continued attacks across Syria.

    SOHR, the war monitor, says Israeli attacks on the governorate of Deraa in southwestern Syria earlier on Monday killed at least two civilians.

    The target of the attack was the 12th Brigade in the city of Ezrae’, it said.

    An Israeli security source told the Israeli Army Radio that Israel’s military attacked more than 250 targets in Syria in what he described as “one of the largest attack operations in the history” of the country’s air force.

    Explosions as Israeli forces attack Damascus again

    Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent is reporting hearing explosions in Damascus and surrounding areas as the Israeli military continues to pound the Syrian capital.

    How have Palestinian groups reacted to the ouster of Syria’s al-Assad?

    Palestinian factions have largely expressed support for the Syrian people after al-Assad’s fall while saying that they hope the new authorities will support the Palestinian cause.

    The State of Palestine, run by the PA, said on Sunday that it stands by the Syrian people, “respecting their will and political choices, in a way that guarantees their security and stability and preserves their achievements”.

    Meanwhile, Hamas, which is fighting Israeli troops in Gaza, congratulated the Syrian people on Monday for achieving their “aspirations for freedom and justice”.

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