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.

 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

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

 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


One hundred kilometers between war and peace in Syria?

Israel reportedly rejects Russian offer to prevent Iranian-backed forces from operating near the border, prompting many to question whether Jerusalem is demanding too much

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whispering in a cabinet meeting on July 23, 2018

‘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.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria

Syria accuses Israel of striking T4 airbase near Homs

Senior Iranian officials said Iranian troops are to remain in Syria.

Israeli Air Force F15 planes fly during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, December 27, 2017.

Analysis: Can the Islamic State be defeated?

The Syrian regime army will soon push into the village of Tafas and find itself face-to-face with ISIS fighters.

Hezbollah fighters stand near military tanks in Western Qalamoun, Syria

Report: Israel struck Iranian-backed Shia militia in Iraq with Russian ok

An airstrike on Monday came after Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel would strike Iranian forces forces throughout Syria and that Iran should leave Syria.

Airstrike in Syria 370

Senior official: Iran still has long-range capabilities to strike Israel

Israel’s Air Force carried out the most extensive operation in Syria since 1974, striking over 50 Iranian targets in Syria following a missile barrage towards the Jewish State.

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016.

Russia likely to deliver S-300 missiles to Syria

Israel fears the S-300 would hamper its ability to attack military sites in Syria that are dangerous to the Jewish State.

A missile from the S-300 anti-aircraft system during the International Army Games in Russia

Military source: Israel conducted April 9 strike on Syrian airbase

Israel, which has often struck Syrian army locations during its neighbor's seven-year civil war, has neither confirmed nor denied mounting the raid.

An Israeli air force F-15 fighter jet flies during an exhibition as part of the graduation ceremony of air force pilots at Hatzerim air base in southern Israel

Pilot who bombed Syrian reactor recalls role in history

"We understood the significance of what we were doing."

Colonel A., pilot in the 2007 IAF bombing of a Syrian nuclear reactor site

My Word: Strengths and weaknesses, flights and fights

Israel’s tiny size and the speed with which such incidents take place mean there is very little time to calculate intentions and risks in real-time.

Fragments of a Syrian anti-aircraft missile found in Alonei Abba, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from where the remains of a crashed F-16 Israeli war plane were found, at the village of Alonei Abba, Israel February 10, 2018.