Golan Heights

Israel, Turkey maneuver toward potential clash over influence in Syria - analysis

Rhetoric is one thing. Action is another. The bombing of Syria is not entirely new. Israel carried out thousands of airstrikes before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.
Bnei Yisrael reservoir in the Golan Heights flowing with water after rains; illustrative.

WATCH: Funnel cloud seen in Golan Heights amid widespread thunderstorm, flash flood warnings

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Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella speaks before visiting sites damaged by Monday's earthquake, in Manizales, Colombia, August 11, 2026.

Colombia sees criticism from Arab states after recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights


WATCH: IDF publishes footage of 810th Brigade in Syria, Lebanon on anniversary of brigade founding

The IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade was formed a year ago, and has been operating against terror infrastructure in Lebanon's Mount Dov and Syria's Mount Hermon summit.

Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in Lebanon's Mount Dov, September 2025.

Security must come first in order for the North to prosper - opinion

Peace or normalization with Syria could bring tangible economic benefits to the Golan Heights, but only if Israel’s security requirements are met.

 Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to the violence, July 16 2025

Ex-IDF analysis chief: Chances of security deal with Syria are higher than with Lebanon - interview

In the case of Syria, the concessions needed by either side to reach a deal “are less dramatic and easier than getting Hezbollah to disarm in Lebanon,” Kuperwasser said.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

Israel considers exchanging Mt. Dov in exchange for Syria giving up claims to Golan Heights - KAN

The report noted that the trade talks halted after several Syrian Druze civilians were killed in Sweida last month. The Prime Minister's Office denied the report, calling it "fake news."

 IDF operating in Mount Dov area, published November 23, 2024

US seeks Israeli-Syrian security deal announcement during September UNGA, source tells 'Post'

The source added that “there is a real chance to reach certain understandings on security issues between the two countries by this date.”

 Members of Syrian security forces sit together at a back of a truck after Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Sweida, Syria July 15, 2025.

WATCH: IDF soldiers raid weapons depot in southern Syria, arrest terror suspects

Soldiers seized RPG missiles, IEDs, Kalashnikov-type rifles, and a large amount of ammunition, with all weapons confiscated by soldiers.

Operations of IDF troops in southern Syria, August 20, 2025.

Four IDF soldiers injured by hand grenade explosion in southern Syria

The IDF has launched an investigation to understand why the soldiers collected the grenade instead of detonating it on-site.

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

Israel breaks electricity consumption record as heatwave continues

Wednesday's consumption crossed the 17,000 megawatt threshold for the first time, just a day after Israel crossed the 16,000 mark.

A summer heatwave; illustrative.

Israel's heatwave expected to reach record-breaking highs this week, IMS warns

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 49° Celsius in the area surrounding the Sea of Galilee (where the current record temperature is 47°C), and up to 51°C in the Jordan Valley.

A summer heatwave; illustrative.

Ireland’s shameful war on the Jews further exposes European hypocrisy - opinion

Needless to say, Ireland can pass all the laws it wants. But none of them can or will erase Jewish history or uproot the Jewish people from Judea and Samaria.

A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024