Syria and Israel

Syria, Israel in direct talks focused on security, sources say

The two sides have held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region.

MAY 27, 2025|ByREUTERS

Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

A delegation of 100 Druze leaders from Syria visits northern Israel for the first time since 1973 on March 14, 2025. Israeli Druze proudly wave their own national flag alongside the Israeli flag in festivals and ceremonies, the writer points out.

Syrian attacks on Druze could be collision course with Israel - analysis

It began due to rumors about an audio recording that was supposedly insulting to Muslims. This led extremists to gather and slander the Druze community and make genocidal threats.

APRIL 30, 2025|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024

'Any sane country would do this': Bennett denies IDF advance on Damascus, outlines defensive needs

"Time will tell, but Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra alumni don’t strike me as reasonable,” Bennett said.

DECEMBER 10, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Smoke rises after airstrikes on a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, June 15, 2017 (illustrative).

Iranian military adviser killed in Syria in Israeli attack, Iran's news agency SNN reports

Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011.

JUNE 3, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Danon to UNSC: Take action against Iran's attempted attack on Israel

Not for the first time, says Danon, "major Iranian attack intended to escalate" region's security, and Syria knowingly allows this.

AUGUST 28, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017

Egypt's Mubarak: Golan could have been Syria's if it recognized Israel

Former Egyptian strongman said Benjamin Netanyahu was willing to give up all of the Golan Heights in 1998.

APRIL 10, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM

A Syrian tank from the 1973 war on the Golan Heights.

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.

JANUARY 25, 2019BySARIT ZEHAVI, IBRAHIM ABU AHMAD

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

Russia: We have proof Israel is lying about downing of recon plane

Moscow has placed the blame of the downing of the Russian reconnaissance plane last week on Israel, accusing it of using the IL-20 as cover to carry out the strikes on targets in Syria.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Netanyahu to Nasrallah: Want a fight? You’ll get ‘unimaginable’ response

Jerusalem trades barbs with Hezbollah as IAF head tries to convince Moscow that Israel can’t be blamed for loss of plane.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018ByHERB KEINON, ANNA AHRONHEIM

ISRAEL AIR FORCE Commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin (second right) meets with senior Russian officials in Moscow yesterday

All killers are my enemies

If we asked a group of Syrians today about successive Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory, they would likely say that they have merged with the arsenal of other aerial bombardments over Syria.

AUGUST 11, 2018ByGHAITH ALHALLAK