Syria, Israel

Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with Israel's northern neighbor.
Israeli jets attack Syria-Lebanon border crossings to stop arms smuggling
Israeli jets struck seven crossing points along the Syria-Lebanon border on Friday, aiming to cut the flow of weapons to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon.
Israel and Turkey Shape a New Syria From Their Borderlands
Syria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month’s toppling of longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad. The blurring of its borders is also underway — from Israel to the southwest and Turkey to the north.
Israeli army says it hit crossing between Syria and Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Friday it hit a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria that was being used by Iranian-backed militants. The air force "struck infrastructure that was used to smuggle weapons via Syria to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon at the Janta Crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border,
Israel says struck 'infrastructure' on Syria-Lebanon border
Infrastructure' located on the Syrian-Lebanese border near the village of Janta, which the Israeli military said was used to smuggle weapons to the armed group Hezbollah
IDF says it hit Hezbollah infrastructure used to transfer arms in strikes on Syria-Lebanon border
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Syrian Villagers Bristle at Israeli Incursions
As the Assad regime collapsed this month, Israel’s military swiftly seized control over the border area with Syria—moving ...
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New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel
DAMASCUS, Syria — The newly appointed governor of Damascus has called on the United States to use its influence to push for cordial relations with Israel. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, ...
Netanyahu tells Israeli troops to stay in area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until end of 2025, source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to remain in the area of Syria’s Mount Hermon ...
Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military ...
Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found "that ...
Israel Vows to Complete Syria Bombing in 'Very Short Time'
Israel said it had wiped out the vast majority of the Syrian military's assets, including huge chunks of its air-defense ...
Syria’s collapse and Israeli attacks leave Iran exposed
Tehran’s increasingly vulnerable position in the region has energized opposition activists and spurred hardliners to endorse ...
Middle East latest: Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed at least eight people from the same family, most of them women and children, Palestinian ...
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Biden in 2024: Elusive Gaza deal, Syria turmoil and stalled Saudi-Israel talks
The Biden administration's foreign policy agenda for 2024 was consumed by Gaza and staving off a wider Middle East war.