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IDF announces name of soldier killed in Gaza, Nova survivor Raz Peri talks to 'Post'

Syria, Israel near 'de-escalation' pact • Milei calls for return of Gaza hostages at UNGA • Spain, Italy send ships to aid Global Sumud Flotilla • Tayibe resident planned to kidnap IDF soldier.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip on September 20, 2025.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Ukraine restores diplomatic relations with Syria, Zelensky says

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

'Israel's policy runs counter to the world, we are committed to dialogue,' Syria's Sharaa at UNGA

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and U.S. special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not pictured) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.

Syria, Israel near 'de-escalation' pact, US envoy says


Syria's Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions

Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, led rebel forces that overthrew Bashar al-Assad's government last year.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 22, 2025.

Syria marks new school year without Assad printed in textbooks

According to data from the Syrian Ministry of Education, there are about 19,400 schools in the country, of which about 7,900 are totally or partially destroyed.

 A DRONE view shows Damascus city at night, after the ousting of Bashar Assad, in Syria.

Sharaa to become first Syrian leader to attend UN meetings since 1967

Sharaa – a former al Qaeda leader who once had a $10 million bounty on his head – scored a major victory in May when he won recognition from US President Donald Trump at a meeting in Riyadh.

 President Ahmed al-Shara'a speaks during the formation of the new Syrian government. March 29, 2025.

‘Part of the problem’: Critics say UN lost credibility on Syria track

Opposition figures and experts argue that trust-building rhetoric and procedural disputes replaced substantive negotiations, leaving the constitutional process at a standstill.

Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria speaks with the Russian Foreign Minister during their meeting in Moscow, on July 22, 2021.

Trump to present Gaza peace deal, Western countries recognize a Palestinian state in UNGA

Hamas publishes footage of hostages Alon Ohel • More than 170 million meals distributed to Gazan civilians, GHF says • Syria's Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions

 Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.

Curses and blessings from 5785, and why it is important to recognize them - comment

Jewish tradition is keenly aware of suffering, exile, persecution, and uncertainty, while it also reflects Jewish resilience and hope. It carries both the sober memory of hardship and hope.

A MAN blows a shofar outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. One of the areas of life on which we concentrate in the Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur period is health, says the writer.

Ahmed al-Sharaa: Israel, Syria 'on the verge' of security agreement

“We are on the verge of a security agreement between Israel and Syria,” Sharaa and other senior officials said.

 (L-R) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Gaza militia leader's Rosh Hashanah blessings, Israel-Syria agreement close, Sharaa says

Netanyahu: No Palestinian state west of Jordan • Odeh to submit bill to Knesset to recognize Palestinian state • Half-million civilians evacuate Gaza City

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building earlier today, in Gaza City, September 6, 2025

Netanyahu to meet with seven ministers to discuss advancing Syria deal, sources tell 'Post'

One official confirmed that talks with Syria have progressed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

From Satmar to Syria: The hassidic mission to discover relics of ancient Jewish civilizations

Despite the current lack of Jewish presence, Satmar Hassid Moshe Klein says it is obvious that a great many Jews once lived in Syria.

AT THE ruins of the Jobar Synagogue in Aleppo.

After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

Jewish sites and synagogues suffered lootings and bombardment over the course of the war, which followed the emigration of virtually all Syrian Jews.

The Dura Europos Synagogue wall paintings in the National Museum of Damascus on September 16, 2025.