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US envoy Barrack reverses Golan comments, reaffirms Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty

Israel conquered the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War, annexing the area by law in 1981. UN Security Council resolution 497, passed only days later, rejected the annexation as "null and void."

US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026.
Taken before his appointment as Mossad Chief, Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military presence before strikes

Illustrative image of former commander of the Israeli Navy, V.-Adm. (res.) Eliezer Marom.

Israel struck Syria to prevent Turkey from establishing in the country, fmr. IDF Navy chief says

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC.

Maps of Syria, meeting Trump and Vance: What really happened behind Washington’s doors - analysis


Syrian soldier killed in alleged Israeli airstrike near Aleppo ahead of Raisi visit

The Aleppo International Airport was temporarily closed due to the damage caused by the airstrikes.

 Smoke rises from shelling on the road to Aleppo international airport.

Rocket strike in Damascus hit Iranian military sites, experts, sources say

Iran's support for Damascus and Hezbollah has drawn regular Israeli air strikes meant to curb Tehran's extraterritorial military power.

 Police officers stand on the rubble of a damaged building at the site of a rocket attack, in central Damascus' Kafr Sousa neighborhood, Syria, February 19, 2023.

Alleged Israeli strike in Damascus kills five people, injures 15

A Syrian military source told SANA news that the strike came from the direction of the Golan Heights.

 Police officers stand on the rubble of a damaged building at the site of a rocket attack, in central Damascus' Kafr Sousa neighborhood, Syria, February 19, 2023.

Air force logistics units on front lines of Gaza fights, Turkey rescue

The Israeli Air Force was part of an immediate response to the earthquakes that have claimed thousands of lives in Turkey and Syria.

 TWO ISRAELI Air Force F-16I fighter jets accompany a US B-52 bomber over Israel as it makes its way to the Gulf.

Israeli spy Eli Cohen's daughter asks UAE for help to return father's body

Cohen was executed in Syria in 1965 on espionage charges, and his body was not returned to Israel and his family.

Reproduction of an Israeli stamp being issued to honor Mossad intelligence agency spy Eli Cohen

Israeli officials claim to have destroyed 90% of Iran's military operations in Syria

According to officials, Israel has succeeded in almost completely curbing Iran's ability to transfer weapons to Syria and to manufacture weapons there.

The Israeli Air Force works to fight new and developing threats across the region

Syrian FM: Israel 'playing with fire' after overnight airstrikes

The airstrikes resulted in material damage only, according to state news agency SANA, which said Syria's air defenses shot down a number of Israeli missiles around the capital.

 A Firefighter douses flames after Syrian state media reported an alleged Israeli missile attack in a container storage area, at Syrian port of Latakia, Syria

Russia's Lavrov condemns Israeli missile strikes on Syria

Israel hit Iranian targets in a series of strikes near Assad's ancestral home region and also close to Russia's main Syrian bases on the coast.

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia August 23, 2022.

Israeli airstrikes in Syria injure one, missiles shot down - Syrian reports

In the third alleged Israeli airstrike this week, sites south of Damascus were targeted and one person was injured, according to Syrian reports.

 Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.

Alleged Israeli airstrike hits weapons factory near Damascus - report

5 pro-Iranian militants, as well as a number of Iranian engineers, were reportedly killed in the strike.

 Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.