The Latest Breaking News from Bel Trew

IN FOCUS: HIV infections and deaths from Aids are set to skyrocket in the next five years if US-funded programmes are not reinstated, write Rachel Schraer, Alicja Hagopian, Bel Trew and Rebecca Thomas

ON THE GROUND: With the wiping out of global aid to maternal health, it feels necessary to point out that fewer unplanned births means fewer mothers dying, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew from Uganda

ON THE GROUND: Palestinians and Israelis have barely had time to process the end of a ruinous 15-month war before Israel launched a ‘major counter-terrorism’ operation in the West Bank. Bel Trew reports from Jenin where families are fleeing their homes as the bullets and bombs rain down, sparking fears…

Supporters call on all parties to maintain ceasefire until remaming 90 hostages released

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘No one should be left behind’ declare families of Israeli hostages to Bel Trew in Tel Aviv, as Netanyahu’s government finally approves historic Gaza truce – with the first captives expected to be set free by Hamas on Sunday

People are celebrating in the streets as a ceasefire deal is reached, but they still have 72 hours to wait, writes Bel Trew from Tel Aviv

SPECIAL REPORT: Bel Trew joins those searching Damascus and other sites across the country for journalist Austin Tice and other American citizens who went missing under the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad

FIRST PERSON: Bel Trew spent days travelling across Syria – from Aleppo in the north, to the capital Damascus and Deraa in the south – charting a nation coming to terms with the end of decades of brutal rule by the Assads. From families trying to find missing loved ones…

ON THE GROUND: As Syria marks the overthrow of the Assad regime, Bel Trew visits Aleppo, where Christian residents are beset by uncertainty. She speaks to families worried about life under a new Islamist-led administration

IN FOCUS: Bel Trew reports from the site of a mass grave at Qutayfah, about 25 miles from the Syrian capital Damascus. There, she speaks to someone who dug the trenches before realising the true horror of what was happening at the site – while others warn of the scale…

Exclusive: While Damascus airport is currently closed, daily flights connect the UK with Beirut, which is only 60 miles from the Syrian capital