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After strike on Turkish base in Syria, US urges Israel to show restraint
Washington says restraint and dialogue are the best path forward to prevent further escalation among Jerusalem, Damascus, and Ankara.
Israel strike in Syria may push US to broker deal between Jerusalem and Damascus - analysis
Israel claims strikes at Syria's Abu al-Duhur prevented Turkish expansion toward northern border
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan forge new alliance as Middle East order shifts - analysis
Rubio: US has engaged with all parties in Syria clashes, agreed on steps to end situation
Rubio said that steps must be taken by "all parties to deliver on commitments they have made and this is what we fully expect them to do."
Will Israel’s airstrikes help the Druze in Syria? - analysis
Israel’s intervention escalated with more airstrikes and officials' comments, raising questions about what might come next and if the limited intervention will help the Druze.
Syria announces ceasefire in Sweida after agreement with local leaders, IDF strikes regime targets
Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city on Tuesday following two days of clashes, the first time government forces have deployed to Sweida since the new government took power.
Where is Hanegbi? Conflicting reports cast doubts over Israel-Syria peace talks
Arab media reports that Israel’s National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, while Israeli officials say he is in the US with Netanyahu.
Golan leaders demand recognition in possible Abraham Accords expansion with Syria
“While we welcome real peace efforts, we are very clear: any future agreement must recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan,” leaders in the Golan Heights noted in a press release.
The growing ties between Israel, Syria, its possible spread into the Middle East - analysis
Al-Ain speculates that Trump might encourage a meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister and the new Syrian president. It is clear that many voices on both sides of the ocean see Syria-Israel ties as
ISIS activity may return in southern Syria amid Israeli incursions - report
Other Syrian opposition groups will reportedly take action against the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the report added, noting feelings of discontent rising among residents in the area.
Syrian government cracks down on Palestinian terror groups - report
Tehran-backed faction leaders reportedly fled Damascus amid regime harassment and property seizures.
Why Palestinian Islamic Jihad slammed Israel’s Syria strike - analysis
“The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement considered Israel’s aggression against Syria to be an expression of the regime's expansionist plans,” says IRNA.
Normalization with Israel complicated but beneficial, Syrian sources say
Nir Boms, chairman of the Syria Research Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center in Tel Aviv, tells TML: "Israelis already know Syrians better than most people think, and we have a foundation to build from.”
