Syria, Israel and Damascus

Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier potentially for the long term.
Israel, Not The ‘Liberators’ Of Damascus, Will Decide Syria’s Fate
Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza There has been a flurry of “What next for Syria?” articles in the wake of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s hurried exit from Syria and the takeover of much of the country by al-Qaeda’s rebranded local forces.
Israel seizes land on Syrian border and bombs Damascus
Israel has seized land along its border with Syria and carried out air strikes on Damascus. Benjamin Netanyahu said IDF troops had captured a buffer zone in the Golan Heights on the same day a lightning rebel offensive toppled the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad.
Israel's Borders Have Shifted Throughout Its History. Action in Syria May Reshape Them Again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, and that blurs the border with Israel's northern neighbor
Israel keeps control of Syrian border territory seized during government collapse
Israel will hold on to swaths of land that formerly served as a buffer zone with Syria — with no plans for exiting the demilitarized region despite international outcry. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a trip on Tuesday to Mount Hermon — the highest peak in the 155-square-mile chunk of land nabbed by the IDF
Israel bombs Damascus as 50-year peace deal ends with Assad overthrow: ‘Direct result of our forceful actions’
Israel’s PM claimed credit Sunday for the events leading to the downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad — and used the ...
Israel says it won't strike in Syria near where American journalist Austin Tice may be held
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Tice's mother his country won't conduct airstrikes near a secret prison outside ...
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, ...
Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian bases
A Syrian security source said Israeli troops reached Qatana, which is six miles into Syrian territory east of a demilitarised ...
Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s ...
Israel denies pushing past Syria buffer zone, blasts the country's navy
Israeli ships destroyed the Syrian military fleet Monday night in a campaign to eliminate strategic threats, the defence ...
Syria live updates: Israel to remain in Syria beyond buffer zone
Israeli troops will remain in Syria slightly beyond a buffer zone -- created by the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement -- ...
Israel paves way for strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities after taking out Assad’s army
Israel has paved the way for a decisive strike against Iran’s nuclear programme by eliminating swathes of Syria’s military ...
Israel hits Syria's chemical weapons, sends troops over the border
Even as Israeli jets bombed weapons sites, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered "a hand of peace to all those beyond our ...
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🔴 LIVE UPDATES: Israel conducts continuous airstrikes on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia
Hamas said in a statement on Saturday that reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel “has become closer than ever ...