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After strike on Turkish base in Syria, US urges Israel to show restraint

Washington says restraint and dialogue are the best path forward to prevent further escalation among Jerusalem, Damascus, and Ankara.

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria, August 22, 2026.

Israel strike in Syria may push US to broker deal between Jerusalem and Damascus - analysis

 Satellite imagery shows significant activity at the Abu al-Duhur airbase in the months before it was struck overnight, August 18, 2026

Israel claims strikes at Syria's Abu al-Duhur prevented Turkish expansion toward northern border

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan forge new alliance as Middle East order shifts - analysis


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

Bearing the cost of war: How Israel's resilience will cement it as a regional power - opinion

Sometimes, there is no escape from decisions that constitute historical gambles, but one must remember that the most important virtue in the game among nations is prudence.

 A WALL PAINTING of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus is damaged. The fall of the regime opened the way for the Israel Air Force to attack Iran, but Turkey also exploited the vacuum to install its proxy, says the writer.

Syrian foreign minister met Israeli delegation for regional stability talks - SANA

The discussions between the Israeli and Syrian sides focused on de-escalation and non-interference in Syrian domestic affairs.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani looks on during a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan August 12, 2025.

Inside Syria’s struggles: Jonathan Spyer on conflict, Israel’s strategy, and reintegration

In a conversation with Jonathan Spyer, expert on Syria, we explore the latest flare-ups of violence, Israel's strategic role, and the challenges of reintegrating a fractured nation.

Bedouin families ride on a vehicle as they leave the village of Al-Mazraa, as residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city, Sweida, Syira, July 21, 2025.

Netanyahu, Druze spiritual leader meet in Jerusalem amid Syria ceasefire

This meeting comes ahead of Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer's meeting with US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Paris.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Druze leader Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif at the Prime Minster’s Office in Jerusalem on July 24, 2025.

The forgotten slaughter of Syria’s Druze, and Israel’s moral response - opinion

The slaughter of the Druze in Syria may not trend. It may not lead the news. But it matters. And Israel's response shows what it means to refuse to let others suffer alone.

A Druze boy holds a flag as he looks at the ceasefire line between Golan Heights and Syria, on the day of first visit by Druze delegation from Syria just after 1973 war in Israel, March 14, 2025.

Israel’s message in defending the Druze goes beyond borders, wanting to correct history - analysis

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security.

 Bedouin fighters ride motocycles, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Sweida, Syria July 18, 2025.

Syrian presidency announces comprehensive ceasefire after fighting in Druze area

A Syrian military official said correspondence with the US had led Damascus to believe it could deploy forces to Sweida without Israel confronting them.

 Smoke rises as a damaged car remains along a street, as Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and factions from the Druze, at Sweida governorate, Syria, July 18, 2025.

Israel at War day 651: What's going on in Syria, Yemen?

Israeli-Druze group crosses border into Syria • Netanyahu tells pope hostage talks progressing • Hamas claims it proposed releasing all hostages • IDF confirms deaths of four terrorists in Gaza

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Syrian detente hopes dim as president accuses Israel of sowing ‘chaos and destruction’ with strikes

“The Israeli entity resorted to a wide-scale targeting of civilian and government facilities,” Shaara said the situation was easing with the intervention of the US, Arab, and Turkish mediators.

 Druze residents protest near the Israeli-Syrian border fence in solidarity with their community in Syria, July 16, 2025.