who overthrew bashar al—assad that his country would never allow terrorists to threaten israel. syria's neighbours and the un have called for the israeli attacks to stop. bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has been analysing footage on social media to find out more. since the fall of the syrian president bashar al—assad, israel has been carrying out air strikes on syria and he said they have been deploying troops in the buffer zone. let me show you what that looks like on the map. golan heights are an area that israel seized in the 60 was in 1967 and unilaterally annexed in 1981. the move was not reckless internationally. —— annexed. recent evidence they move beyond the buffer zone into syria. this is an image of an israeli soldier we verified and he appears to be about 700 metres outside the buffer zone in syria. we located him by matching his putter up with

publicly available images like this, and these are very distinctive features. there is a road, a trench and hill which confirms this as this but it was taken. we have also verified footage of what appears to be a convoy of israeli army vehicles in the village in syria, close to the photo of the subject you have seen. which is also outside the buffer zone, the israeli forces said they are focused outside the buffer zone but could be in tactical zones adjacent to it. we have also been analysing videos of strikes since the 8th of december and serious you can see here in the points in red, including this strike overnight including this strike overnight in western syria, used by the syrian navy. this is the aftermath. several ships and equipment left badly damaged and on fire. the israeli

defence minister said it has destroyed the syrian fleet. we verified this video of a strike on a research centre on the outskirts of damascus, and this is the aftermath of that strike. at least one of the main buildings of the centre has been completely destroyed, and this is a crucial site because according to the un watchdog, it led the country plasma chemical weapons programme. traces of those weapons have been found at the centre in 2019 by that same watchdog, long after syria declared it had destroyed its stockpile. the un found chemical weapons were used by assad in syria including in the capital damascus, which reportedly killed hundreds of people. one expert we spoke to said setting fire to chemical weapons is a good way to destroy them if you want to do so quickly, but he said there is of course a chance of collateral damage and casualties on the ground, but probably a smaller chance of contamination. israel says it is carrying out these

operations to stop weapons falling into the hands of extremists following the overthrow of the assad regime. what impact that will have on the wider region remains to be seen. let's show you malibu. a wind—fanned wildfire has been spreading in malibu, california, home to many big hollywood names. evacuations have been taking place in the area, with the fire having burned over 1,800 acres in the space of a few hours. a lot of southern california is currently under a red flag warning, with winds and low humidity elevating the risks of quick—moving fires. i spoke to someone from the university hotel me how they had to evacuate all their students and bring them into a citrus of a night, a terrifying experience. —— a safe place

overnight. last night at 10:50pm, la county fair units were responded to a report of a fire at malibu canyon road and the tunnel. units reported five acres of heavy brush burning and being spread by strong winds. the fire is currently estimated over 2200 acres and we have 700 firefighting personnel assigned. because of the great work of the fire fighters on the scene, we have only a minimal number of homes destroyed. however, ido only a minimal number of homes destroyed. however, i do not have the exact number. thankfully we have no reports of serious injuries or fatalities, and this fire is not contained, and we remain

under an immediate threat because of the red flag conditions. the current red flag alert is projected to continue through wednesday evening at apm for strong winds and low humidity. in the cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but it is under active investigation by the los angeles county fire and sheriffs arson investigators. the fire chiefs in california, a state that is prone to wild fires but the pictures coming to us are very dramatic. you are watching bbc news. shares in a big tech have soared this year linked to optimism over artificial intelligence but ai is hungry for energy and data centres are protected to banter as much activity as the entire

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the rest of time. the ceo of x. energy. an australian teenager who flew 10,000 miles to watch his beloved everton in the merseyside derby on saturday was left disappointed when the match was called off because of the storm. it's disappointing do not last long as the club stepped in to soften the blow and inviting him to the training ground to meet the players. as early because as presents 90, as early because as presents go, for a fanatical aberdonian you cannot beat this. —— everton fan. 15—year—old mckenzie meeting his heroes at everton's training ground today. i bet you can't believe it. i today. i bet you can't believe it. , �* it. i genuinely can't, i came here to _ it. i genuinely can't, i came here to watch _ it. i genuinely can't, i came here to watch a _ it. i genuinely can't, i came here to watch a football - it. i genuinely can't, i came - here to watch a football match. mckenzie from sydney in australia is from a family of everton fans, many still live in liverpool but because he is more than 10,000 miles away, he has never been to a merseyside derby. instead of spending the one and a half thousand pounds he saved up for driving

lessons, he decided he had to be at goodison park on saturday, only for the historic game to be called off. the club and captain stepped in. irate and captain stepped in. we would love _ and captain stepped in. we would love to _ and captain stepped in. we would love to see you down here at the _ would love to see you down here at the training ground on monday if that is ok with you. hopefully you can see some of the lads — hopefully you can see some of the lads. all hopefully you can see some of the lads. �* ., ., ., , , the lads. all of that happened and more. — the lads. all of that happened and more, with _ the lads. all of that happened and more, with seamus- the lads. all of that happened i and more, with seamus coleman handing over a shirt for the team to sign, england goalkeeperjordan pickford giving mckenzie some signed gloves, and tickets organised for a match at arsenal on saturday. i for a match at arsenal on saturday-— for a match at arsenal on saturda . ., ., saturday. i am gutted for him, that the game _ saturday. i am gutted for him, that the game wasn't - saturday. i am gutted for him, that the game wasn't on, - saturday. i am gutted for him, that the game wasn't on, but i saturday. i am gutted for him, | that the game wasn't on, but a little gesture for the club to meet the lad. i little gesture for the club to meet the lad.— meet the lad. i heard you sa in: meet the lad. i heard you saying that _ meet the lad. i heard you saying that you _ meet the lad. i heard you saying that you are - meet the lad. i heard you saying that you are going| meet the lad. i heard you i saying that you are going to try and sort a ticket. ii saying that you are going to try and sort a ticket.- try and sort a ticket. if you can make _ try and sort a ticket. if you can make it, _ try and sort a ticket. if you can make it, it _ try and sort a ticket. if you can make it, it will- try and sort a ticket. if you can make it, it will be - try and sort a ticket. if you | can make it, it will be great to get him down.— can make it, it will be great to get him down. what you think of that? that — to get him down. what you think of that? that would _ to get him down. what you think of that? that would be _ to get him down. what you think of that? that would be amazing l of that? that would be amazing to no. of that? that would be amazing to go- then _ of that? that would be amazing to go- then it — of that? that would be amazing to go. then it was _ of that? that would be amazing to go. then it was outside - of that? that would be amazing

to go. then it was outside to i to go. then it was outside to watch training _ to go. then it was outside to watch training and _ to go. then it was outside to watch training and meet - to go. then it was outside to watch training and meet the| watch training and meet the boss. how determined are you to be at the rearranged merseyside derby? i be at the rearranged merseyside derb ? ., ., , derby? i am doing everything i can. i derby? i am doing everything i can- i will _ derby? i am doing everything i can. i will figure _ derby? i am doing everything i can. i will figure it _ derby? i am doing everything i can. i will figure it out, - derby? i am doing everything i can. iwill figure it out, i- can. i will figure it out, i will find a way. the derby only happens once. will find a way. the derby only happens once-— will find a way. the derby only happens once. sean wants you, i will let you — happens once. sean wants you, i will let you go- — happens once. sean wants you, i will let you go. there _ happens once. sean wants you, i will let you go. there you - happens once. sean wants you, i will let you go. there you go! - will let you go. there you go! all part of a truly unforgettable day for the lifelong blue. that is brilliant, i am a liverpool fan, but it is brilliant. here is the weather. good afternoon. it is a far quieter weather picture for the next few days, but under the high pressure we've picked up some fog and indeed some frost. really cold start this morning, particularly across northern ireland and scotland, but that colder weather, the fog issues, may well slip a little bit further southwards through the coming night, but there are still numerous flood warnings as well out across england and wales following on from storm darragh.

and it's taking a while for that rain to make its way down through the river systems. but the high pressure does ensure that through the rest of today, wednesday, thursday and friday, there's very little rainfall across the united kingdom. and then the high pressure does tend to relinquish its grip as we head towards the weekend. but a chilly breeze and quite a bit of cloud, even with the high pressure across the southern half of the country. a little bit of drizzle as well, and it feels colder than the 7 or 8 would suggest. further north, temperatures barely above freezing where that fog is lingering — the west of northern ireland, southwestern parts of scotland. it will thicken up again overnight tonight, possibly pushing into some parts of western england. and if we see a few breaks even further south as well, but largely frost free again for much of england and wales, but an extensive frost further north, into northern england as well, and a hard frost over scotland, particularly in the glens. —6, —7 degrees celsius, still stuck under this area of high pressure, where the fog will have thickened up and that will be a travel hazard again for wednesday morning. northern ireland, parts

of northern england. we may see a few more glimmers of sunshine across the midlands tomorrow compared with today. we may, instead of having the showers in the south and east and channel islands instead pick them up across southern devon and cornwall. those are subtle changes from day to day, but it will be another cold feeling day on wednesday despite the sunshine. by thursday, we might start to pick up more moisture and thicker cloud coming back in across central and eastern parts of england into the east of wales, and perhaps a bit more cloud by then for northern ireland and the far north of scotland, slightly less cold as a result, but still the issue of some fog around. then come friday, our weather front starts to push its way southwards. we change our air mass and that will clear out the fog. we get a brisker wind going into the weekend, not strong winds, but a brisk wind and therefore a return to an atlantic wind direction. and it's a bit milder by then, but until then, some frost and fog by night.

live from damascus. this is bbc news. israel says it has destroyed

syria's naval fleet as it continues its attacks on syrian military installations for a third day. turkey's president erdogan welcomes the capture of two syrian towns in the north which had been under kurdish control. in damascus, the rebels who toppled the assad regime are offering rewards for information about senior security officers involved in alleged war crimes. here in the capital, life is beginning to return to normal, with workers urged to return to work and some shops reopening. we'll have all the latest in the next hour. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu testifies for the first time in his long—running corruption trial. president macron calls cross—party talks in an attempt to form a new government in france —