Syria

Syria:

ISIS cell captured near Golan Heights

Syrian security forces in Damascus arrested nine terrorists in the city of Khan Arnabeh, near the Golan Heights. The arrests come amid efforts to thwart the smuggling of drones and missiles to Hezbollah.

Near Damascus

Syria: At least two dead, 13 injured in minibus explosion

A minibus bomb in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana kills two people and injures 13, highlighting persistent security threats under Syria's new leadership.

Sa'ar fires back at Turkey: Israel will keep defending itself

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar rejected Turkish criticism of Israel's Syria operations, accusing Ankara of hypocrisy and defending Israel's security measures.

Two Israelis detained after crossing into Syria

Soldiers locate, return, two Israeli civilians who crossed border into Syria, handing them over to police for questioning.

Three Israelis arrested after crossing into Syria

IDF returns three Israeli activists to Israeli territory a day after they crossed the border.

Watch: Torah scroll dedicated at IDF 'Keter Hahermon' outpost

In moving ceremony, IDF soldiers stationed some 40 kilometers inside Syrian territory dance and sing, welcoming new Torah scroll to their remote outpost. 'Through the unity of Israel, we will prevail.'

Lebanon:

Suspect detained for transferring hundreds of thousands to ISIS

Lebanese authorities arrest a suspect who stole $400,000 from his father to finance ISIS operations, uncovering a cross-border terror funding cell.

Two Israelis detained after crossing into Syria from Mount Hermon

Two Israeli civilians cross border into Syrian territory, are located by IDF troops, returned to Israel, and detained.

Syrian president: We will not intervene militarily in Lebanon

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa says Damascus won't involve itself militarily in Lebanon, but warns internal instability there would have serious repercussions for Syria.

President of Syria:

'Security agreement with Israel could pave the way for peace'

President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa says that his country is working to reach a security agreement with Israel, involving additional countries, which could pave the way for comprehensive peace, without giving up the Golan.'

Damascus’s secret path

Syria prepares to move against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Despite the Syrian president’s official rejection of President Donald Trump’s proposal, preparations are underway behind the scenes to intervene on the Hezbollah issue in Lebanon.

For 2nd time in a week: Syria thwarts Hezbollah smuggling attempt

Customs at the Jdeidat Yabous border crossing foiled an attempt to smuggle 226 grenade launcher rounds and other weapons concealed in a private vehicle bound for Lebanon.

Disaster averted

Seconds before impact: IDF aborts strike on Israeli civilians

IDF drones were moments from striking five suspects near the Syrian border before lookouts realized they were Israeli activists, not terrorists.

'Criminal offense'

IDF condemns wave of civilians crossing border into Syria

IDF detains and hands over to police several civilians who crossed into Syria near Majdal Shams, warning such border incursions risk lives and security.

Syria blocks major Hezbollah arms shipment from Iraq

Syrian authorities seize long-range missiles, anti-tank weapons and drones allegedly destined for Hezbollah after foiling a cross-border smuggling attempt.

Katz, Hegseth, hold security talks

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth updates Defense Minister Israel Katz on US military operations in Iran; Katz reaffirms Israel's determination to maintain security zones after October 7 massacre.

'They don't want you there'

Report: Trump pressed Netanyahu to pull out of Syria, Lebanon

According to Axios, President Trump urged Netanyahu to redeploy Israeli forces from Syria and Lebanon while Israel cites ongoing security concerns.

Has Ahmadinejad been recruited? If so, he is not the first

Was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the anti-Israel Iranian president, actually recruited by the Mossad? It remains unclear, but already in the early years of the state there was a mysterious connection with a hostile president.

President Trump:

Netanyahu has been a 'great wartime prime minister'

Speaking alongside Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, President Donald Trump praises Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime leadership, saying Israel’s security depended on strong leadership, while discussing Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and regional developments.

France and Syria ink deals during Macron visit

France and Syria forge multiple economic agreements and established joint committees to coordinate national reconstruction and banking reforms.

Syria:

Explosions near hotel where Macron is staying

Explosions heard near hotel in Damascus, Syria, where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying.

Macron lands in Damascus in historic visit to post-Assad Syria

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Damascus, breaking Western precedent to engage with Syria's new leadership on security and economic rebuilds.

Macron set for historic Syria visit, boosting post-Assad regime

French President Emmanuel Macron will soon visit Syria, making him the first Western leader to travel there since the 2024 collapse of the Bashar Al-Assad regime.

Israeli activists claim violent eviction from Syria

The Pioneers of the Bashan movement alleges excessive force during the evacuation, claiming teenagers were dragged, phones confiscated, and several activists detained.

Syria begins trials over Sweida violence that killed thousands

Damascus initiates public trials for suspects implicated in last year's sectarian clashes in Sweida, a major test for post-Assad Syria.

Syrian FM:

'Willing to talk to Hezbollah if in Syria's national interest'

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani visits Beirut, clarifying Damascus' conditional openness to engaging directly with Hezbollah.

Seven killed in central Damascus explosion

Syrian media are reporting an explosion in a cafe near the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, Syria. Initial reports tell of numerous casualties at the scene.

Rare Jewish ceremonial chair returned to Damascus synagogue

A historic Chair of Elijah stolen from a Damascus synagogue was recovered with the help of local residents.

Severe security blunder

Syrian civilians find lost classified IDF communications device

The IDF changed encryption systems after a classified communications device was lost and taken by Syrian residents.

IDF thwarts infiltration attempt from southern Syria

Etzioni Brigade and Division 210 forces eliminated two armed terrorists last night in the security zone in southern Syria, about one kilometer from the Israeli border, IDF assesses they were operatives of a local terrorist organization.

Victory for Trump:

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants to be deported?

Supreme Court rules 6-3 to let the Trump administration end Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 Haitian and Syrian immigrants in the US.

US eliminates top ISIS leader in Syria

US Military confirms that senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi was eliminated in an airstrike in Syria.

Defense Minister promises: We won't leave

Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks at expo, noting Hamas tunnels would have remained intact had the October 7 massacre not happened, and promising that Israel will remain in Syria and Lebanon.

Rules out sending troops

Al-Sharaa open to talks with Hezbollah

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa rejects President Trump's suggestions that Damascus should militarily intervene against Hezbollah, favoring economic solutions instead.

Report: Ancient Damascus Jewish cemetery set aflame

In second incident in a month, vandals set fire to ancient Jewish cemetery in Damascus, Syria.

Trump’s astonishing betrayal of Israel’s security imperatives

Perhaps the biggest betrayal of all is that the administration increasingly appears to view Israeli military actions not through the lens of Israeli security needs but through the lens of how those actions affect US negotiations with Tehran. Opinion.

Report:

Al-Sharaa hesitant to confront Hezbollah

A Syrian source claims the Syrian President fears damaging his standing in the Arab world, demanding an Israeli withdrawal from southern Syria as a prerequisite for tackling Hezbollah.

'Syria would do a better job'

Trump condemns Israel's strategy in Lebanon

President Donald Trump criticized Israel's campaign against Hezbollah, urging greater restraint while insisting Iran must never obtain nuclear weapons.

Defense Minister:

'Israel will not withdraw from Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza'

Defense Minister Katz declared that Israel is determined to keep the IDF in security zones in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip indefinitely to protect Israel's borders and communities.

IDF confirms:

Hezbollah commander behind attack on US troops eliminated

Ali Musa Daqduq, a senior Hezbollah commander wanted for the 2007 killing of US soldiers, was eliminated by the IDF, Israel says.

Report:

Turkey urges Syrian President not to help weaken Hezbollah

Turkey is urging Syria's leader not to fight Hezbollah, defying Trump's plans to enlist him, according to Kan 11 News.

Syria discovers remnants of Assad’s chemical weapons program

Security forces in Syria have reportedly located and confiscated the remnants of the chemical weapons program of former Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Early this morning:

Right-wing activists chained themselves to the Syrian border

Dozens of right-wing activists chained themselves to the fence, on the old border line with Syria, between Majdal Shams and the village of Khadr, demanding that they be permitted to set up a community on the site.

Syria signals interest in future security deal with Israel

Syria’s foreign minister called for a future security agreement with Israel while urging a halt to actions he said threaten stability.

Rabbi welcomes 6th son less than a year after losing both legs

Rabbi Liraz Zeira, who lost both legs in a Syria explosion last year, welcomed his sixth son and called the birth his greatest healing.

'Brothers are not abandoned!'

Netanyahu's promise to Druze and Circassian leaders

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Druze and Circassian local leaders and revealed that he has held discussions with President Trump about the Druze in Syria.

Syria arrests members of Hezbollah-linked terror cell

Syrian interior ministry says forces arrested a Hezbollah-linked cell plotting to assassinate senior government officials.

Syria detains Assad-era general linked to 2013 chemical attack

Syria’s interior minister announces the arrest of a senior Assad-era general accused of playing a major role in the 2013 chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta that killed over 1,000 people.

Syria opens first trial linked to Assad-era leadership

Syrian court opens the first hearing in Assad-era trials, with a detained former official appearing as Assad and others tried in absentia.

Israeli activists cross into Syria

Approximately 35 activists cross into Syria near Majdal Shams, barricade themselves in buffer zone; IDF returns them to Israeli territory.

Turkey's economic takeover of Syria has already begun

What is unfolding is the systematic embedding of Turkish institutional infrastructure into Syrian economic life at a moment when Damascus is too weak, too dependent, and too ideologically aligned with Ankara to resist. Opinion.

Syrian president: Talks with Israel have not reached dead end

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says talks with Israel have not ended, but face 'difficulties.'

Assassination attempt thwarted in Syria

Multiple suspects arrested in Syria on suspicion of attempting to assassinate Jewish rabbi in Damascus.

IDF eliminates key Quds Force commander

Asghar Bagheri, Commander of the Quds Force’s Special Operations Unit (840), eliminated in IDF strike.

Awkward moment:

Hardened Jihadi warrior vs. water bottle

Syrian president draws attention after awkward on-stage moment goes viral, as he discusses Iran, Israel ties and Syria’s post-war future.

Syrian President claims:

'Israel changed its mind at the last minute in talks'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says direct talks with Israel reached promising points but collapsed when Israel changed its position at the last minute.

Hermon

Troops march through snow to prevent Hezbollah foothold

IDF troops from the Alpinist Unit completed a targeted operation to thwart attempts by terrorist organizations to establish a foothold along the Lebanon border.

Under cover of the war:

Turkey and Syria advance a trade route bypassing Israel

While the Strait of Hormuz is blocked, Ankara and Damascus try to exploit the fighting in Iran to divert the India-Europe trade corridor through their territory.

Watch: Matzah baking in Syria

IDF reservists on the front in Syria film themselves baking Matzahs for the Passover holiday.

Syrian President: We won't be dragged into a war

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara'a speaks after holiday prayers, says his country is trying to avoid involvement in the war between Iran and Israel and the US.