Good evening. I'm William Brangham. Jeff Bennett and Omna Navaz are away. On the news hour tonight, the country of Georgia is rocked by protests over its decision to suspend a bid to join the EU.

David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on the ending of the federal cases against Donald Trump and his transition

back to the White House.

And a look back at the outstanding career of Rafael Nadal, whose retirement signals the

end of an era in professional tennis.

He suffered physically over the years, but of course he made a lot of his opponents suffer in another way, particularly on that red clay, where he was just basically unbeatable for years and years.

Welcome to the NewsHour. The more than decade-old civil war in Syria appears to be reigniting as rebel fighters breached Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, following a surprise large-scale offensive this week.

It's the first time they've set foot there since they were ousted by a brutal military campaign eight years ago.

And it marks the most significant challenge to President Bashar al-Assad's government in years.

Videos, released by the Syrian civil defense or white helmets, showed the city and its

surrounding villages in ruins. Syrian government forces and their Russian allies have

countered the insurgent in attacks in recent days with airstrikes. The UN says at least 27 civilians, including eight children, have been killed in the fighting.

There are also simmering tensions elsewhere in the Middle East.

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah militants appears to be holding,

but the Israeli military conducted another airstrike today

after it says it identified, quote, terrorist activity.

This video claims to show the destruction of a Hezbollah rocket launcher,

and more footage shows Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon,

where they can remain for up to 60 days.

A senior Israeli commander said their focus for now is enforcement and that they are watching

Hezbollah closely.

If Hezbollah make a mistake, it would be a big one.

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