One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses. Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials.

3 days ago - Lebanon reports two deaths from an Israeli strike near the Syria border, amid ongoing tensions and a ceasefire violation.

2 days ago - TEHRAN – Israel continues its ... state news agency SANA, Israeli forces shelled the Tal al-Ahmar al-Sharqi area in southern Quneitra on Friday using artillery shells and machine-gun fire....

3 days ago - Israeli security sources told al ... of land routes via Syria and maritime routes to Lebanese ports.[22] Iranian regime entities continue to emphasize that Iran is prioritizing the expansion of its missile program to reestablish deterrence against Israel....

3 days ago - The Israeli YNet news website said on Wednesday that Syria will be among the topics US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to discuss when they meet at the end of this month ...

3 days ago - Syrian data indicate that since December 2024, Israel has carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes on Syria and conducted over 400 cross-border raids into the country’s southern provinces.

3 weeks ago - Son of Syrian rabbi meets with social affairs minister in Damascus, tours father’s former synagogue; two Israeli rabbis reportedly visit closed synagogues in Aleppo

3 weeks ago - Ahmed al-Sharaa remained relatively quiet on Israel issues. However, at the annual Doha Forum, he spoke about the challenges from Damascus’ perspective.

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Latest news from Syria as covered by the Guardian. News and stories about the country, people and politics · Residents say incursions and raids have increased since forces first entered country a year ago after fall of Assad · While all eyes have been on the war in Gaza, Israel’s occupation of southern Syria has been intensifying, and since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israeli forces have taken advantage of the country’s instability and launched frequent air strikes, ground incursions, and rejected the long standing disengagement agreement established in 1974.

4 days ago - SadaNews Translation - The Hebrew channel Reshet Kan reported on Wednesday evening that Russia is secretly mediating, with American approval, between Israel and Syria in talks aimed at reaching a security agreement between the two countries.

1 month ago - Driving the news: Israeli forces conducting a raid less than 10 miles into Syrian territory on Friday came under fire from unknown gunmen after arresting suspected militants, with six Israeli soldiers injured, according to the Israeli Defense ...

5 days ago - "We will not withdraw even by a millimeter in Syria." Israel moved into the buffer zone in southwestern Syria in December 2024 and later took control of the peak of Mount Hermon.

1 week ago - The Israeli military also said that it struck several Hezbollah military structures in which weapons were stored, and from which Hezbollah members operated recently. The intense airstrikes stretched from areas in Mount Rihan in the south to the northeastern Hermel region that borders Syria, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News ...

1 month ago - The Israeli military said in a statement that troops had moved in to detain suspected Islamist militants in the town and that they had returned fire — including with air support — after coming under attack from armed gunmen. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, said that Israeli forces had shelled Beit Jinn before entering the town, where they were confronted by local residents.