Damascus, Syria - December 08, 2024 The Syrian rebel fighters declared a curfew in Damascus on Sunday, effective from 16:00 to 05:00 local time, following their capture of the Syrian capital that led to the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's government earlier in the day. While most rebel fighters did not harm civilians, those not led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) grew increasingly reckless, with several reports of looting and arson at public institutions and shops. Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani, leader of the HTS, has arrived in Damascus and delivered a speech at the iconic Umayyad Mosque. His arrival is expected to start the power transfer process. An UN official in Syria told the CMG that discussions about the power transfer were held between Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jallali and armed rebel forces in a hotel in Damascus on the day. Al-Jallali will lead a transitional government in the coming months, as reported by The Guardian. On the same day, Israel, taking advantage of the chaotic situation in Syria, has launched intensive air strikes across Syrian, including Dara'a and Quneitra, the Mazzeh military airport, the western suburbs of Damascus, and the Kafr Sousa district of the Syrian capital. In Quneitra, areas bordering Israel witnessed the incursions of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles, which led to the death of one Syrian in a northern village. Shotlist: Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024: 1. Various of footage showing Syrian rebels entering Damascus, pedestrians, traffic UPSOUND (Chinese) Wang Weiwei, reporter of China Media Group (CMG): "Damascus is still under curfew, so the city become much more stable compared to the daytime on Sunday. Violence such as the looting of the central bank and the presidential palace on Sunday afternoon has been brought under control."; 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Hydar Kazwini, reporter, China Global Television Network (CGTN) (partially overlaid with shots 3-5): "Damascus now is somehow empty, because curfew was imposed by the Syrian rebels. So only a small [group of people] is covering the whole city. There have been some violations by the rebels for some government institutions that have been looted and the leadership of the opposition says that they will put an end to this. The Syrian prime minister, the one chosen by the Assad regime, said that he is ready to cooperate and he called all the ministries to start working in the educational sector, in the health sector, in the electricity and fuel and oil sector. All of them are starting to work now."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024 3. Damaged vehicles in street; Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024 4. Smoke billowing from building; 5. Various of pedestrians, traffic; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024 6. Street view, pedestrians, smoke coming from concrete pedestal in street, traffic. [Restriction - No Access Chinese Mainland/Orient TV/Syria Alshaab TV/Zanoubia TV/Alhurra TV/ANN TV/Al Jazeera/ Al-Arabiya TV]