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Israeli tanks cross the security fence moving towards the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Israeli tanks cross the security fence moving towards the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Opposition fighters gather outside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Opposition fighters gather outside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A youth, holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter people, poses for a picture on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A youth, holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter people, poses for a picture on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A woman holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter poses for a picture, next to a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A woman holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter poses for a picture, next to a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Israeli army tank maneuvers near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

An Israeli army tank maneuvers near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

An opposition fighter in military uniform stands next to a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad, with a pair of shoes placed on top, at a checkpoint in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An opposition fighter in military uniform stands next to a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad, with a pair of shoes placed on top, at a checkpoint in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians stand on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a road, on their way to Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrians stand on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a road, on their way to Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli security forces work at the scene of a shooting attack on a bus near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, early Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli security forces work at the scene of a shooting attack on a bus near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, early Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

An opposition fighter poses for a photograph inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

An opposition fighter poses for a photograph inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Israeli security forces work at the scene of a shooting attack on a bus near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, early Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli security forces work at the scene of a shooting attack on a bus near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, early Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli security forces work at the scene of a shooting attack on a bus near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, early Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli security forces work at the scene of a shooting attack on a bus near the West Bank town of Beit Jala, early Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli army tanks maneuver near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Israeli army tanks maneuver near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A woman holds her child near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A woman holds her child near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, during a visit in Pretoria, South Africa. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, during a visit in Pretoria, South Africa. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)