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Post-war recalibration: Why Israel must rethink Syria approach - analysis

Syrians have shown since December 8, 2024, that they want to rebuild their country, and they want peace. This doesn’t mean everything has gone smoothly

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa gestures outside 10 Downing Street, after meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London, Britain March 31, 2026.

Israel refused normalization with Syria at last minute, says Al-Sharaa

  Search and sweep operations are being expanded to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime after recent security tensions in the coastal region, where ousted regime elements attacked security patrols and checkpoints, resulting in casualties on March 07, 2025 in Latakia, Syria.

The war to cut off Hezbollah: HTS battling against Iran-backed smuggling routes - Washington Post

 Illustrative image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

$50 billion to Syria vanished into thin air: Unrest in Iran grows over economic turmoil - interview


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U.S. military presence in Syria vital to defend American interests

President Trump cites the Jewish state—and not American security—as a reason for U-turn on declared Syria policy

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump speaking at UN Security Council, Spetember 26, 2018

Russians won't be able to push Iran out of Syria, expert says

"I wouldn't trust the Russians as far as I could spit" says Philip Smyth.

   Members of a Shia militia guard a house in Iraq. The new NDAA warned about the presence of Iranian-backed militias

Iranian vice president in Syria for reconstruction talks

Delegation to sign accords on business and defense, meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

The end of the ambiguity policy: Israel’s new strategy in Syria

The Israeli decision to end its ambiguity policy sends a clear message: Israel will not compromise on its security, despite the compromises with Hamas, which were deemed required.

An image grab from a video released on May 10, 2018 by the "Central War Media" and broadcast on Syria's official TV purportedly shows Syrian air defense systems intercepting Israeli missiles over Syrian airspace

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Senior Iranian general's visit to Syria prompted Israeli strikes - report

Russia notified Iran of the impending Israeli airstrikes, the Kuwaiti Al-Jarida reported.

Qassem Soleimani uses a walkie-talkie on the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba, in Salahuddin province, in 2015

Netanyahu to Soleimani: We will not stop fighting as long as I lead

"As long as I am prime minister, we will not stop fighting against them," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted.

Quassem Soleimani (L) and Benjamin Netanyahu (R)

‘Iranian general’s presence in Syria triggered IAF daytime strikes’

Report by al-Jarida said Soleimani returned to Tehran the day after the Israeli strikes and that Russia had informed him of the targets Israel planned to hit.

Qassem Soleimani uses a walkie-talkie on the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba, in Salahuddin province, in 2015