Syria Israel

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."

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
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

The call, which the sources said took place on August 14, came days before Israel launched airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the north of the country on Tuesday.

|ByREUTERS, ESTHER DAVIS
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

V.-Adm. (ret.) Eliezer Marom said Israel would not allow Turkey to establish control in Syria, while warning that mounting US pressure could force Iran to choose between negotiations and escalation.

|By103FM
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

The most important takeaway from Netanyahu’s Washington trip may not have been any single statement or announcement, but that Israel still needs to persuade the US of its position.

|ByIDAN KWELLER

Reports: Israel warned U.S. of Syria strike, Kremlin says left in the dark

Israel has not made any statement on the strike.

APRIL 9, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, HERB KEINON
An Israeli air force F15 fighter jet flies during an exhibition as part of a pilot graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim air base, southern Israel June 25, 2009

After a decade Israel admits: We bombed Syria nuclear reactor in 2007

"It was a threat we couldn’t live with."

MARCH 21, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Before and after aerial picture of the 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.

FEBRUARY 15, 2018ByLIAT COLLINS
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.

Tensions in the Middle East escalate; Israel is ready to protect its borders

FEBRUARY 10, 2018BySLAVICA MILOSEVIC
The Jerusalem Post

Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' following Israeli airstrike

Israeli jets destroyed Assad regime SA-5 anti-aircraft battery after it fired on Israeli reconnaissance planes.

OCTOBER 16, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli airforce pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.

Iran in Syria

Israel has proven its readiness to act in Syria over the last five years. It may need to continue doing so.

AUGUST 28, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Hezbollah fighter walk near a military tank in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017.

Trump aide: Israel was part of Syria cease-fire talks

A national security adviser said the administration had successfully brokered a ceasefire agreement by cooperating with Moscow and "with Israel, with Jordan involved."

JULY 14, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
A general view shows Baath city, bordering the Israeli Golan Heights, Syria June 24, 2017.

Behind the smoke screen of Israeli-Syrian rebel links

The concern for Israel is that one day the stalemate on the Golan will change.

JULY 6, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Syrian area of Quneitra is seen in the background as an out-of-commission Israeli tank parks on a hill, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, in the Golan Heights.

Israeli Defense Minister to Syria: 'Don't test us'

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had stern words for Syria after spillover from the Syrian Civil war landed in Israeli territory for the fifth time in one week.

JULY 2, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF tanks are seen along the Golan Heights border with Syria

Can Israel continue to keep its distance from the Syria chaos?

The increased tempo of Israeli attacks against Assad regime targets mark a more assertive, and overt, Syria policy on behalf of Israel.

JUNE 26, 2017ByADAM HOFFMAN
Homs, Syria