An Israeli soldier walks on the dividing line between the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and the demilitarised buffer zone in southwest Syria on December 8, 2024, after Damascus fell to rebel forces. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive on December 8, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)