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Syria: Rescuers search for earthquake survivors in Harem

Makeshift camps have popped up in the wreckage of collapsed buildings in the rebel-held town of Harem in Idlib, as rescuers continue to search for survivors.

Aid supplies have struggled to reach Syria after Monday's earthquake, which has killed more than 25,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.

11 February 2023

Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2023

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Smoke rises from destroyed Iranian consulate

Building in Damascus

Aftermath of Israeli strike in Damascus

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Syria quake survivors - living in its shadow, one year on

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Footage shows US strikes on Iraqi town of al-Qaim

Rescuers and soldiers at site of air strike

Air strike flattens building in Syrian capital

Aerial photo of US strike in Syria

US launches air strike on weapons facility in Syria

A community garden has been created in Ballymoney

Syrian refugees help create community garden

Northern Ireland

Russian fighter jet reportedly tailing US aircraft

Russian jets 'harassing' US drones over Syria - US Air Force

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Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble

Christian Atsu

'You served our country well. Rest in peace'

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Dashcam footage shows moment of new Turkey quake

Red balloons on the rubble of a destroyed building in Turkey

Red balloons to honour child earthquake victims

Firefighter Phil Irving was sent to help with the rescue effort after last week’s earthquakes

Tears as 'best dad in world’ returns from Turkey

Firefighters rescuing people from the Turkey-Syria earthquake

LFB reunite mother and baby after earthquake

Rescuers watch search dog Delta as she sniffs an area where a woman was trapped

Search dog finds woman trapped under quake rubble

Northern Ireland

Still from CCTV showing moment of earthquake

CCTV shows moment of Turkey earthquake

Woman pulled from the rubble of collapsed building

Video shows firefighters 25-hour earthquake rescue

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Building in Hatay

Turkey earthquake destruction - before and after

K9 search and rescue

Turkey earthquake rescuers 'doing absolute best'

Northern Ireland

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega at scene of destroyed building in Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city'

An eight-storey building in Lebanon's capital was destroyed when it was struck without warning, the BBC's Hugo Bachega says.

Adam Kassak (on the left) and Ali Baydoun smile at the camera with their arms crossed in front of their chests

Beirut: Meet the TikTokers filming destroyed homes

In Beirut, two TikTokers are filming the damage caused by Israeli air strikes for families who have fled.

Damaged building in Iran

Strikes on Tehran another big escalation - Jeremy Bowen

Israel has launched air strikes on Iran, with blasts heard in the capital Tehran.

Projectiles in sky over Tehran

Projectiles seen in sky over Tehran

Israel says it has conducted "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran.

Daniel Hagari

Watch: Israeli military announces strikes in Iran

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

Dust tornado

Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE

Drivers near the city of Sharjah stopped their cars to watch the spiralling spectacle.

The BBC's Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut

BBC tours hospital Israel says sits above millions in Hezbollah gold

The BBC’s Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut.

Yahya Sinwar

BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at footage said to show Yahya Sinwar's final moments.

A person sitting in an armchair outlined in red in IDF video

IDF drone footage 'shows Sinwar in final moments'

Drone footage released by the Israeli military on Thursday is said to show Sinwar in the moments before he was killed.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, in the BBC newsroom

What the death of Yahya Sinwar means for the Middle East

The Israel Defense Forces say it has killed the Hamas leader, the man seen as responsible for 7 October.

Hammoud and Khalid

‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel

Over the past year, Aya and Khalid have been filming their lives for a BBC documentary.

BBC Verify analyses footage from Gaza strikes

The BBC's Nick Eardley examines what we know about the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza.

Nick Eardley from BBC Verify

BBC Verify examines air strike patterns in Beirut

Lebanon's health ministry says 22 people have died and more than 117 were left wounded after air strikes in central Beirut.

A composite image showing a strike and Nick Eardley talking to camera

BBC Verify examines footage revealing scale of damage in Lebanon

BBC Verify’s Nick Eardley analyses videos that reveal the extent of damage caused by Israeli strikes.

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How do young Palestinians and Israelis see their future?

Jeremy Bowen speaks to young Palestinians and Israelis about the ongoing war and how they see the future.

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

‘Daily challenge to get stories out of Gaza’ - BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf sheds light on the challenges of reporting the war from inside and outside of Gaza.

Two people hug at an event remembering victims of Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel

Israel remembers victims of 7 October attack a year on

Events have taken place across Israel to commemorate the victims of Hamas's attack.

Hadas Kalderon

Israeli hostage family's fight 'not over' one year on

On the one-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel, survivor Hadas Kalderon speaks to the BBC.

Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon

Powerful explosion rocks Beirut overnight

Multiple blasts shake the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital amid Israeli air strikes.