Israeli-Syrian border

Trump aims for Middle East recalibration with Syria, Saudi Arabia at the center - analysis

US President Donald Trump met Syrian and Saudi Arabian leaders, two key players in his plan for peace in the Middle East.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025|ByHERB KEINON

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/

Syrian President Al-Sharaa met with the president of the World Jewish Congress.

World Jewish Congress president Ron Lauder and al-Sharaa discuss impasse in Syria-Israel talks

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met World Jewish Congress head Ronald Lauder in New York to discuss stalled Syrian-Israeli negotiations, though no deal was announced.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE

People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Sharaa's treatment of minorities does not bode well for Middle East stability - opinion

Protecting Syria’s minorities is not just a humanitarian duty but a strategic necessity for Israel and its allies in shaping a post-war Middle East.

JULY 27, 2025|ByOHAD MERLIN

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

IDF's new strategy: All borders must have buffer zones, defense achieved through offense

Unlike before October 7, the Israeli military decided it would achieve most of its defensive needs by preemptive offense going forward.

JULY 22, 2025|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Russian General: Syrian side of Quneitra crossing ready to be opened

The announcement comes less than a week after Israel's Defense Minister said Israel was ready to open its side of the crossing.

OCTOBER 2, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

A United Nations peacekeeping soldier stands on an observation tower near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria

Syria says Israeli planes target military positions in Syria

An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018ByREUTERS

Smoke rises following an explosion on the Syrian side near the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights and Syria, August 29, 2014.

A closer look at Israel's Operation Good Neighbor on the Syrian border

Israel reaches out to aid Syrian refugees.

AUGUST 10, 2018ByLINDA GRADSTEIN

Hani (wearing a baseball cap) was severely wounded in Ghouta near Damascus

Moscow on the Golan

It is in Moscow’s interest that Syria not be destabilized by Israeli retaliation for any sort of violation of the 1974 lines.

AUGUST 9, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017

‘A strong message to Iran from Israel’: Syrians debate Aleppo airstrike

A source close to the Syrian rebels said that Syrians in the north heard missiles fly over their locations on Sunday before explosions near Aleppo’s Nayrab Airport in the evening.

JULY 16, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria

Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border

The strategic hill that overlooks the Golan Heights, which had a major anti-aircraft radar base that was part of elaborate Syrian army defenses against Israel, fell into rebel hands in October 2014.

JULY 16, 2018ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF