Defensive equipment shipments continue, but arms deliveries tapered off as Israel sought talks with Sharaa and grew wary of ...
Israel conducted an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced. He also reiterated the promise that Israel will protect the Druze community in Syria.
DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy ...
Israel is providing limited non-lethal aid and financial support to Druze militias in southern Syria while avoiding direct ...
The Trump administration’s eagerness to normalize relations with Syria’s new government is echoing advocacy from leading ...
Israel announced that it had “attacked near the Presidential Palace in Damascus” in order to warn the new Syrian government against harming the country’s Druze population. The Syrian government ...
Israel launched a series of airstrikes on central Damascus early Wednesday, targeting what it called key Syrian military infrastructure, including the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and a ...
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Israel’s objectives and Syria’s new calculations

On December 19, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included the permanent repeal of the Caesar Act. Nearly a month earlier - before this step lifted ...
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar favors diplomacy—but Jerusalem makes clear the military option remains on the table.
Israel expanded airstrikes against Damascus on Wednesday after a fragile ceasefire in southern Syria collapsed. Though announced by Damascus on Tuesday, the ceasefire between the Druze and government ...
Since Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa toppled and replaced Assad, Israel has been extremely skeptical about the former ...