Israel and syria

Syrian Gov't calls resumption of talks with Israel in Paris a 'positive indication' - KAN

Syrian officials expressed optimism about the resumption of talks, but warned that this was "assuming the Israelis come to them seriously," KAN News reported.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks as he attends the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.
A view of the runway at the Mezzeh military airbase along with several hangars, at southwest of Damascus, Syria, November 4, 2025

Israel ‘trying to drag’ Syria into a conflict, senior regime official claims - report

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Sharaa claims Syria is negotiating with Israel, demands 'return to Dec. 8 borders'

 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

Israel denies claim that Syria's Sharaa met top Israeli official Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi


Syrian attacks on Druze could be collision course with Israel - analysis

It began due to rumors about an audio recording that was supposedly insulting to Muslims. This led extremists to gather and slander the Druze community and make genocidal threats.

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.

Selective moral outrage causes double standard across Middle East - opinion

If social justice warriors truly care about justice, they must broaden their focus beyond selective targets and confront the realities of regimes like Assad’s. Anything less is moral bankruptcy.

 Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Sovolyov, March 2024.

WH: US officials in touch with Israeli officials and Syrian opposition groups amid development

"We don't want to see any actor inside or outside take actions or do things or espouse policies or programs that run afoul of that process," Kirby said.

 The Syrian opposition flag hangs at the Syrian embassy following an occupation of the embassy by Syrians living in Greece, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in Athens, Greece, December 8, 2024.

Assad's fall a direct result of Israel's strikes on Iran and Hezbollah, Netanyahu says

Netanyahu labels Assad's fall a 'milestone' for Israel: "The Assad regime is a central link in Iran's axis of evil - this regime has fallen."

Defense Minister Israel Katz (L) And PM Benjamin Netanyahu (R) observe the border with Syria, December 8, 2024

Iranian military adviser killed in Syria in Israeli attack, Iran's news agency SNN reports

Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011.

 Smoke rises after airstrikes on a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, June 15, 2017 (illustrative).

Iranian advisers killed in Israeli strike on IRGC HQ in Syria - state media

The attacks on an IRGC operational headquarters destroyed the building, local media reported.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Two Syrian soldiers injured in alleged Israeli strikes near Damascus

The last Israeli airstrikes to hit Syria were reported about two weeks ago, when the IDF struck a Syrian air defense battery after a Syrian air defense missile exploded mid-air over southern Israel.

 A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike, in this handout released by state news agency SANA on February 24, 2020.

On this day in 1974: Israel-Syria Disengagement Agreement is signed in Geneva

The negotiations began in February and March of the same year, with representatives from both Israel and Syria presenting their initial plans to the then-US Secretary of State.

 On this day May 31, 1974: Israel-Syria Disengagement Agreement was signed

Rare daytime airstrike carried out in Syria, injuring three

Several missiles were reportedly intercepted by Syrian air defense systems.

Men inspect damage after an airstrike on the rebel held besieged city of Douma, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria April 7, 2017.

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.

Gantz at Syrian border: 'We do not sit and wait, we act'

"We continue to be vigilant at all of our borders. We have acted and will continue to act against anyone who tries to challenge us from near or far," the defense minister said.

Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz seen during a visit on the Israel-Lebanon border, Northern Israel, on November 17, 2020.