If you’re a clever Islamist, you’ll assume a moderate, even ‘progressive’ vocabulary. You’ll talk about bringing back peace and social justice. You might even force yourself to pronounce the name ‘Israel’ and declare that the Jews have nothing to fear. Opinion.
In a long rant on X, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attacked the US and Israel for their involvement in Syria and claimed: 'You Zionists haven’t won; you’ve been defeated.'
IDF soldiers found the rotor of Super Hornet 017, which crashed on the slopes of Mt. Hermon in 1974, shortly before the area was relinquished to the Syrians.
Syria's new leadership appoints Murhaf Abu Qasra, a prominent figure in Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, as defense minister in the interim government.
Pentagon press secretary acknowledges the US has quietly more than doubled its troop presence in Syria to combat ISIS. Approximately 2,000 US forces are now stationed there.
Russian President refutes claims that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria was a failure, voices concerns about Israel's military activities in the region following the ousting of Assad.
Ahmed Al-Sharaa, head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and de facto leader of Syria, says the country is exhausted by the ongoing war and is no longer a threat to its neighbors or to the West.
Minister Yoav Kisch speaks to Arutz Sheva-Israel National News during a visit to Sheba Hospital: The price paid by the wounded and the bereaved families is not in vain.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that history assigned Turkey a mission to expand its borders.
Representatives of Syria's transitional government met with leaders in Sweida, the capital of the Jabal Druze region to discuss government services and the need to show that the new government is tolerant towards religious minorities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assures Debra Tice, the mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been imprisoned in Syria since 2012, that Israel's airstrikes in Syria are not being conducted in areas where Tice might be held.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs IDF to prepare to remain in Syrian Golan Heights until Syria's political-security situation stabilizes.
Judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's court case explain that his testimony was cancelled due to stormy weather forecasts later in the week.
Military leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham announces they will be "the first" to disband their armed wing and merge with the Syrian national forces.
Iran's Supreme Leader posts threat in Hebrew claiming his axis of resistance will surive recent setbacks such as the fall of the Assad regime.
CNN admits prisoner it helped free from Syrian prison was actually notorious lieutenant for Assad regime, not civilian as he claimed.
Netanyahu reviews IDF's deployment on Mount Hermon and sets deployment rules. Minister of Defense Katz emphasizes that the IDF must complete its ground entrenchment.
American-Israeli philanthropist who saved Jewish treasures at the beginning of the Civil War in Syria, plans to lead a delegation of Syrian Jews to return the artifacts.
Rabbi Yoel Manovitz, head of Yeshivat HaGolan, made a brief reference to the capture of Mount Hermon and the connection of the fall of the Assad regime to Yeshivat HaGolan.
Turkish has been building up forces, including commandoes and artillery, on the Syrian border, causing the US to fear that it will invade the Kurdish-controlled territories.
In his first statement from Moscow since he was deposed, Bashar al Assad claims that he had not planned on fleeing Syria until Russia asked him to after the rebels had reached Damascus.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy confirms the British government established "diplomatic contact" with rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which recently overthrew Assad’s regime, even though it is a proscribed terrorist organization.
IDF English Language Spokesman LTC Nadav Shoshani explains the areas between Israel and Syria and why the military is operating in the buffer zone.
A document leaked on social media shows that the Italian authorities tried to help ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad survive during his last days in power.
A Jewish resident of Damascus said that despite the initial anarchy during the rise of the rebels to power, the Jewish community was not harmed.
The election of President Donald J. Trump transformed the world from the brink of World War 3 to a much more stable and safer place. Oped.
Secretary of State confirms the US has engaged in direct communication with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group now holding de-facto control of the country and which was designated a terrorist organization by Washington.
Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani says new Syrian regime will operate under Sharia Law, morality police will be supervised by clerics and mullahs.
'We are not intervening in what is happening in Syria - we are here to Stop terrorist elements from establishing themselves here,' IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi says.
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem says his group was 'victorious' and will continue on, but admits that it lost its weapons supply route, which ran from Iran to Lebanon via Syria.
Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani says Israel is using Iranian presence as excuse to invade Syria, claims Iranians have left the country.
Lebanese report claims Israel holding negotiations with Syrian and international bodies, in attempt to reach burial site of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
IDF paratroopers locate a variety of weapons, including anti-tank missiles, military vests, ammunition, and additional military equipment, during scans in Syrian territory and along the border.
What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess the damage.
Druze community of al-Hader in Syria decides annexation to Israel is 'the lesser evil' in face of potential takeover by Syrian rebels. 'We are with those who preserve our dignity.'
Defense Minister Israel Katz instructs IDF to remain in conquered areas of the Hermon during the winter months. 'Enormously important for security.'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizes Israel’s military operations in Syria, calls on it to refrain from any action "that would undermine the ceasefire and stability in Golan".
White House National Security Communications Adviser says the toppling of the Assad regime should send a signal to Hamas that it needs to move forward with a hostage release deal: Given where they are and how weakened they are, this is the moment to make this deal.
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says strikes on Syrian chemical weapons sites may risk contamination and the destruction of critical evidence.
Defense officials believe that the elimination of 85% of the anti-aircraft systems in Syria which threatened Israeli jets, there is an opportunity to tend to Iran's nuclear program.
Hundreds of IAF aircraft struck Syrian fighter jets and helicopters, Scud missiles, UAVs, cruise missiles, surface-to-sea precision-guided missiles, surface-to-air missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, radars, rockets, and more.
Travis Timmerman, who was arrested after entering Syria on foot earlier this year, freed by men with a hammer as prisoners of the Assad regime have been set fee.
Commander in Chief of the Israeli Navy VADM David Saar Salama praised the strikes on the Syrian fleet. 'It's not over till it's over.'
Collapse of Syrian regime created vacuum on Israel's border, deployment temporary until force committed to 1974 agreement is established in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarifies.
The left’s dangerous plans ignore a critical truth about the Middle East: things change rapidly, and no peace agreement can be relied upon. Only the strong survive in this neighborhood. Opinion.
BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet sparked an outcry after she suggested that Syrian Jews want to return to Damascus following the fall of Assad, despite the fact that only a handful of Jews remain in the entire country.
A brigade-level operation has concluded on the peak of Mount Hermon in the Buffer Zone. Forces located a Syrian army outpost containing a cache of weapons.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN in interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell: We are not getting involved in the fight within Syria, but we are taking the measures to protect ourselves. We will not allow the Iranians to come back to our border.
Secretary of State says US committed to recognizing and supporting a new Syrian government that rejects terrorism, eliminates chemical weapons stockpiles, and safeguards the rights of minorities and women.
PM issues statement to the new regime that will assume power after the fall of the Assad regime, says it must not allow Iran to reestablish itself in Syria or to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah through Syria.
IDF publishes new details on the operations in Syria to prevent Assad's weapons from falling into the hands of Islamists who toppled his regime.
A US administration official expressed support for Israel's advance into Syrian territory telling Kan News: 'No nation can tolerate terror groups being right on their doorstep'
US Treasury announces sanctions against Fawaz al-Akhras, father-in-law of former Syrian President, whose registered address is in London.
US Secretary of State cautions that ISIS might exploit the current situation in Syria to regain strength, but stresses the United States' resolve to prevent that from happening.
Roger Carstens, US special envoy for hostage affairs, arrives in Beirut to intensify efforts to locate Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012.
In the wake of the toppling of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Israel has struck more than 250 targets across Syria. Reports say the IDF has taken control of nine villages in the southern suburbs of Damascus.
Saudi Arabia continues recent trend of criticism of Israel, this time denouncing IDF operations at the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
The Telegraph reports that IRGC commanders are pointing fingers at one another “in angry terms” for the collapse of Assad’s regime. Some are calling for the dismissal of Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani.
IDF will safeguard Israel's security, Israel is not intervening in the Syrian conflict, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon tells UN Security Council Pres. Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
'There is someone to speak to on the other side, and messages were passed,' Israeli source says. The US is supportive of Israel's actions in Syria; Egypt condemns.
