Syria, Israel

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.
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 posts in territory formerly under Syrian control.
Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would remain in the area indefinitely, blurring the border with its northern neighbor. Since its establishment in 1948,
Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
Since the Assad regime imploded less than two weeks ago, Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier between the foes potentially for the long term.
Israel strikes violate Syria's sovereignty: Guterres
Guterres condemns Israel’s air strikes in Syria, saying they violate the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Middle East latest: Israel intercepts projectile from Yemen. Former Israeli hostage dies
A septuagenarian Israeli woman who was taken hostage during Hamas's attack on southern Israel on 0ct. Israel’s subsequent ...
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.
Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalate over Syria: 'It’s time to pay attention'
Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish ...
Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields
Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces have set up a position in an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
UN extends peacekeeping mission between Syria, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended a long-running peacekeeping mission between Syria and the ...
Israel says it won't strike in Syria near where American journalist Austin Tice may be held
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Tice's mother his country won't conduct airstrikes near a secret prison outside ...
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With Syria’s upheaval, a pivotal moment of danger and opportunity for Israel
sits in the Israeli Golan looking out over neighboring Syria. For most of the 2010s, you could walk right up to this lush peak, pull up a folding chair and watch the various sides of the Syrian ...