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Reporter’s Notebook: The threat along Syrian buffer zone is far from over for Israel

For now, there appears to be little appetite to withdraw from the buffer zone, largely because of lingering questions over whether Syria’s new president is truly capable of controlling the country.

The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) clears minefields with the assistance of sappers from 4M Defense Mine Solutions in the northern Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 28, 2026.
 (L-R) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

US believes Israel-Syria normalization chances before Knesset elections 'very slim,' source to Post

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa gestures outside 10 Downing Street, after meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London, Britain March 31, 2026.

Israel refused normalization with Syria at last minute, says Al-Sharaa

‘AN INTERIM agreement that could one day make it possible to sip hot chocolate in a lodge at the base of a bunny hill on the Syrian half of Mount Hermon is something that may be within reach.’ Here, the first snow this winter hits Mount Hermon in Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, near

Donald Trump reimagines Israel's border with Syria, from buffer zones to bunny slopes


4 killed in alleged Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah sites in Syria

The airstrike is the fourth alleged Israeli strike on Syria in the past month.

An Israeli F16 fighter jet takes off during a joint international aerial training exercise hosted by Israel and dubbed "Blue Flag 2017" at Ovda military air base in southern Israel November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

Israel kills former security prisoner, Syrian intelligence officer sniper attack - report

Madhat al-Salah was shot few hundreds meters from the border in Eltinah; may have been involved with an attack against Israel.

 Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria January 21, 2019.

Israeli airstrikes reported south of Aleppo - Syrian media

Syrian media claimed it was "Israeli aggression," stating that Israel's target was a factory and research center.

A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria

IDF carries out attacks on Hezbollah outposts - Syrian reports

This is the second consecutive night that Syrian media reports an attack attributed to the IDF in Syria.

Smoke and flames rise over the Syrian border town of Kobani after an airstrike, October 20, 2014

1 killed, 6 injured in alleged Israeli airstrike targeting Syrian coast

The strike targeted a "civilian plastic warehouse," according to SANA. Initial reports and video from the scene indicated that a large fire had broken out in the area.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018.

4 Syrian soldiers injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus

A large explosion was heard near the border between Israel and Lebanon during the strikes after a Syrian air defense missile was fired at an Israeli aircraft.

Smoke and flames rise over the Syrian border town of Kobani after an airstrike, October 20, 2014

Syria claims Israeli airstrikes target weapon shipments near Damascus

The last alleged Israeli attack was reported in Syria on February 28, with strikes against Iranian targets near the Syrian capital.

Syrian air defence batteries responding to what the Syrian state media said were Israeli missiles targeting Damascus, in a picture taken early on January 21st, 2019

Ten years of Syria conflict, from protest to war to economic decline

This is a timeline of how the conflict began with peaceful pro-democracy protests, then developed into a multi-sided conflict that sucked in world powers and killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018.

Netanyahu: Israeli COVID-19 vaccines not part of prisoner swap with Syria

Young Israeli woman returned to Israel early Friday morning.

The view from Mount Bental, overlooking the border with Syria in the Golan Heights, August 22, 2020

Israeli woman released, returns home as two shepherds freed to Syria

The young woman was healthy and did not seem to be hurt in Syria.

View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from the northern Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2021.