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The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A., in line with German privacy laws, follows the sentencing of a Syrian refugee, Wassim Al M., in March to 13 years behind bars for attempted murder.

Israel's army says it hit Syrian bases and weapons in southern Syria in retaliation for attacks on Druze civilians in Suweida. 'We will not allow harm to Druze in Syria and will continue to act to protect them,' the IDF said, with Defense Minister Israel Katz warning of stronger retaliation if needed

U.S. officials describe the withdrawal as 'conditions-based' amid the Syrian government's alleged 'willingness' to combat the 'terrorist threat within its borders'

After several days of violent clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian state media announced a comprehensive cease-fire agreement that included the takeover of oil fields by the Syrian government and the merging of SDF forces into government agencies

According to Syria's state news agency SANA, the Syrian delegation is seeking to advance a security deal that would guarantee a full Israeli withdrawal from positions held in southern Syria since December 2024

A former Syrian official who once worked as a double agent for the Mossad has been charged in Austria with torture during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, The New York Times reported. The official reportedly fled to Europe in 2013 and was ultimately smuggled into Vienna with Israel's help

Syrian and Israeli officials have been holding U.S.-mediated talks on the conflict in southern Syria's Sweida. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met with Israeli, Syrian and Druze officials, including Israeli Druze leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif

Chaos developed along the Israeli-Syrian border as hundreds of Israeli Druze crossed into Syria. Prime Minister Netanyahu called on Israeli Druze to return to Israel, saying they are 'harming the efforts of the IDF.' The leader of the Druze community in Israel called the clashes with the Syrian regime 'a battle for the Druze community's very survival'

The IDF strikes came hours after the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 89 people were killed in clasehs between Druze, Bedouin and the Syrian army

At the initiative and mediation of Qatar, Israeli senior officials met with their Syrian counterparts, in efforts to establish channels of communication and means of conflict de-escalation in the region

Several officials in Ahmed al-Sharaa's new regime, including a senior defense figure, met with Israeli defense officials in Israel, Syrian sources told Haaretz. This follows Damascus' public shift in its stance toward the country, declaring Syria is not 'a threat to Israel'

Home to Alawite residents with Syrian roots, the Golan Heights village of Ghajar was only split on paper by the UN in 2000. As Israel and Lebanon renew border talks, locals fear a symbolic division may soon become real

Nur was never a typical young Syrian: Her liberal friends listened to Israeli music and watched Israeli films. Yet no one expected her to fall for Yair, a disabled IDF veteran, and to marry him. The two are determined to live in Israel – but will the country accept them?

Did the United Arab Emirates' foreign minister insult his Syrian guests by meeting them in a 'school lobby' and wearing sneakers? As ever, social media is in two minds

A month before the September operation, the IDF learned that missile engines were being produced at the facility in Syria. The army said around 100 soldiers participated in the operation, which left 30 Syrian soldiers dead

The leader of the Syrian rebels said that 'What happened wasn't accidental, it was planned over years. We have plans to address all of Syria's crises' ■ The IDF chief stated that Israel 'does not interfere in what is happening in Syria'

A Syrian human rights activist told Haaretz that rebel leader al-Golani's interim government might establish an absolute control for years to come. A source identified with the insurgents explained it is impossible to expect "they will do the job and skedaddle at such an early stage"

The Israeli Air Force and Navy are targeting assets belonging to the Syrian military following the Assad regime's collapse, fearing they could fall into hostile hands

  The Saudi outlet al-Hadath quoted a security official claiming Israel has captured the Syrian part of Mount Hermon, the strategic mountain overlooking the Golan Heights, the Galilee, and the Damascus area. This is the first time Israel has been on that part of the mountain since the 1974 Disengagement of Forces agreement, which was […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visited Mount Bental in the Golan Heights at an observation point overlooking the Syrian border following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. During the visit, they received a detailed briefing on developments along the Syrian border and the reinforcement of IDF forces in the area. Netanyahu […]