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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

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said that although his government reached good points, Israel changed its mind "at the last minute."

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
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

Syrian armed forces and patrols are facing frequent fire from Hezbollah terrorists seeking to rearm after its war against Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

"The regime anticipates demonstrations and uprisings. They understand that things are very fragile."

|ByPELED ARBELI

Iran: US airstrikes in Syria encourage terrorism in the region

“America’s recent action strengthens and expands the activities of the terrorist Daesh (Islamic State) in the region.”

FEBRUARY 27, 2021ByREUTERS
Ali Shamkhani

Hezbollah presence in south Syria much larger than previously revealed

New report by the ALMA Research and Education Center locates 58 sites belonging to group's Southern Command and Golan Project.

NOVEMBER 11, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria, 2017

Amid northern border tensions, IDF observation unit is first defense

With the northern border particularly sensitive, the IDF’s observation unit is the first line of defense against attacks.

AUGUST 7, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A SOLDIER IN the IDF’s electronic observation unit. They can sit for hours monitoring suspicious movement before the order is given to troops to open fire or to pull back.

Israel’s unique methods against the Iranian threat

The brilliance in Israel’s alleged reactions lay in how they have managed to face Iran on a number of fronts: in Iran, in Syria and in Lebanon.

AUGUST 1, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEIL
An Iranian Officer of Revolutionary Guards, with Israel flag drawn on his boots, is seen during graduation ceremony, held for the military cadets in a military academy, in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2018

Hezbollah terrorist killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria

Five Iranian and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the strikes as well, according to initial reports.

JULY 21, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
Syrian air defence batteries responding to what the Syrian state media said were Israeli missiles targeting Damascus, in a picture taken early on January 21st, 2019

Israel’s strategy in Syria is less coherent than it seems

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett seems to have identified the expulsion of Iran from Syria as a clear and achievable goal.

MAY 8, 2020ByJONATHAN SPYER
PEOPLE INSPECT the damage after a blast east of Homs, Syria, last week, that was blamed on Israel, shown in this handout picture provided by SANA.

Is Iran really leaving Syria?

Is it really because of Israeli airstrikes or is it more complicated?

MAY 7, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A civil defense member reacts at a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

How Iran’s Syria project ground to a halt over six months

This has not been a good year for Iran in Syria.

MAY 7, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian President Bashar al Assad visits Syrian army troops in war-torn northwestern Idlib province, Syria, October 22, 2019

Report: Iranian-backed militia evacuates from Aleppo

The headquarters are being moved from within the city to a new area in the city’s outskirts due to fears of being targeted by Israeli airstrikes.

MAY 6, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli air force F15 fighter jet flies during an exhibition as part of a pilot graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim air base, southern Israel June 25, 2009

Ex-IDF intelligence chief Yadlin: I don’t buy that Iran is leaving Syria

Says Bennett trying to take credit as leaves

MAY 6, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Syrian President Bashar al Assad visits Syrian army troops in war-torn northwestern Idlib province, Syria, October 22, 2019