New CCTV footage from the inside of the Melbourne synagogue that arsonists burned in an antisemitic incident on Friday was published on Thursday by Sky News.The footage showed a Jewish man in the synagogue fleeing before the fire broke out. It then shows the vague reflection of the arsonist in a mirror. Afterward, the flames of the fire can be seen igniting the bookshelves.

Britain, France, and Germany have told the United Nations Security Council that they are ready - if necessary - to trigger a so-called "snap back" of all international sanctions on Iran to prevent the country from acquiring a nuclear weapon.They will lose the ability to take such action on October 18 next year, when a 2015 UN resolution expires. The resolution enshrines Iran's deal with Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Russi,a and China that lifted sanctions on Tehran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.Western states say there is no need to enrich uranium to such a high level under any civilian program and that no other country has done so without producing nuclear bombs. Iran denies pursuing nuclear weapons."Iran must deescalate its nuclear program to create the political environment conducive to meaningful progress and a negotiated solution," the UN ambassadors of Britain, Germany, and France wrote in a Dec. 6 letter to the Security Council.

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant said that he met with US officials and senators to discuss Israel's war and achieve a possible hostage deal during his visit to Washington in a Wednesday video address posted to X/Twitter.Gallant met with the officials and senators at the White House and Capitol Hill."We discussed the unprecedented success of the State of Israel during the ‘seven-front war against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. We also discussed the recent fall of the [Syrian] regime as a result of these actions," Gallant said.He added that a ceasefire and hostage deal was also discussed."Achieving a hostage agreement is possible," Gallant said.Following the meetings I held with senior U.S. officials at the White House, I came to Capitol Hill to meet with Senators from both parties. We discussed the unprecedented success of the State of Israel during the ‘seven-front war,’ the opportunity to achieve a hostage agreement,… pic.twitter.com/6pUp1EHSi8— יואב גלנט - Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) December 11, 2024

Israeli fighter jets struck various military targets in the areas of Latakia and Tartus on the Syrian coast, known to be Alawite and Assad strongholds, Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported on Thursday. This is a developing story.