Israeli-Syrian border

Asserting control in Syria: Netanyahu pledges the defeat of Iran, defense of border from proxies

"We will not allow any terror army to establish itself on our border, and this is one of the monumental achievements we have secured in the War of Revival."

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Mount Hermon, overlooking Syria during a tour briefing him and the Defense Minister Israel Katz on the situation with Syria.

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.

Reservists grow frustrated with chasing civilians over Syrian border, using up time, resources

"It's absurd that we're stopping our lives for this," one reserve soldier serving in the Syria sector said.

AUGUST 12, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

IDF locates three Israelis who crossed border into Syria, transfers them to police for questioning

The IDF condemned the crossing as a criminal act that disrupted operations and endangered troops.

AUGUST 11, 2026|ByARIELLA ROITMAN

Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone

The nine-member ISIS cell allegedly collected weapons, transported explosives, and carried out other activities supporting the terrorist group, according to Damascus's Interior Ministry.

AUGUST 9, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Russian General: Syrian side of Quneitra crossing ready to be opened

The announcement comes less than a week after Israel's Defense Minister said Israel was ready to open its side of the crossing.

OCTOBER 2, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

A United Nations peacekeeping soldier stands on an observation tower near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria

Syria says Israeli planes target military positions in Syria

An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018ByREUTERS

Smoke rises following an explosion on the Syrian side near the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights and Syria, August 29, 2014.

A closer look at Israel's Operation Good Neighbor on the Syrian border

Israel reaches out to aid Syrian refugees.

AUGUST 10, 2018ByLINDA GRADSTEIN

Hani (wearing a baseball cap) was severely wounded in Ghouta near Damascus

Moscow on the Golan

It is in Moscow’s interest that Syria not be destabilized by Israeli retaliation for any sort of violation of the 1974 lines.

AUGUST 9, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017

‘A strong message to Iran from Israel’: Syrians debate Aleppo airstrike

A source close to the Syrian rebels said that Syrians in the north heard missiles fly over their locations on Sunday before explosions near Aleppo’s Nayrab Airport in the evening.

JULY 16, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria

Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border

The strategic hill that overlooks the Golan Heights, which had a major anti-aircraft radar base that was part of elaborate Syrian army defenses against Israel, fell into rebel hands in October 2014.

JULY 16, 2018ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF