Syria, Israel

Israeli forces expected to stay in Syrian buffer zone through winter due to ‘immediate risks’
Israel's military is expected to stay in neighboring Syria for the duration of the winter due to the security concerns following the fall of the Assad regime.
Syria Map Shows Buffer Zone Amid Israel's Advances
Security sources have stated that Israeli forces in Syria have reached the southern city of Qatana, around 16 miles from Damascus.
As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity
The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel
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 minister said.
Israel orders troops to remain in Syria buffer zone through winter
Israel ordered troops to prepare to spend winter on Mount Hermon in the Syria buffer zone after the Assad regime's collapse. And a post office in Nuseirat refugee camp was hit by the IDF, killing dozens according to local health officials.
Israel enters Syria for the first time in 50 years to secure border buffer zone
The move marks the first time Israeli troops have been stationed in the buffer zone since 1974. In addition to ending the 1973 Middle East war, the buffer zone was established in 1974 to create a demilitarized area within Syria administered by its government and patrolled by United Nations peacekeepers.
Israel occupies buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights (Q&A)
Israel expands its occupation of Syrian Golan Heights by capturing UN-supervised demilitarized buffer zone - Anadolu Ajansı
Israel orders troops to 'prepare to remain' in Syria buffer zone through winter
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to "prepare to remain" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.
Israeli Troops to Remain on Syrian Peak Over Winter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israeli troops would stay in the zone until a force on the Syrian side of the border could ensure security.
Israeli army prepares to stay on border peak of Mt Hermon for winter
Israel's defence minister has instructed troops to prepare to stay for winter on peak of Mount Hermon, which sits on the border between Syria, Lebanon border and a UN demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?
The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from ...
Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a ...
What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?
More than four decades later, the entire international community - bar the US and Israel - considers the Golan Heights to be ...
Israeli Forces Deploy in Syria Buffer Zone for First Time in 50 Years
The Israeli Defense Forces have entered Syria for the first time in 50 years, according to the Israeli outlet The Times of ...
How Israel used a power vacuum to destroy Syria’s military assets
The goal, said Avi Dichter, an Israeli minister, “is to establish facts on the ground” as Islamist rebels seek to cement ...
Germany condemns Israel plan to double population in Golan Heights
Ankara and Gulf states also criticise goal to ‘expand borders’ in annexed territory after Syria rebels toppled regime ...