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Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah

The Syrian minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on his first stop, and then headed for a meeting with the parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.
A person clicks a photo of Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad as he announces the names of 70 lawmakers appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to a transitional parliament, in Damascus, Syria, July 1, 2026

Syria forms first post-Assad parliament to kickstart new era of 'managed democracy'

The IDF's Lavi Hummer in an undated photograph

IDF unveils upgraded Hummer, featuring 'first of its kind' turbo system

A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on February 16, 2026.

Does Hezbollah fear Syria’s new government amid Iran tensions? - analysis


Iran thinks Israel is losing its deterrence - analysis

Iran‘s regime has a feedback loop of consumption of Israeli media, in which its own beliefs are bolstered by reading reports in Hebrew media, which then reinforces Tehran’s worldview.

 An Iranian woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Tehran, Iran May 18, 2021.

Were Hezbollah members really killed in an ‘accident’ in Syria? - analysis

A report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that several members of the Lebanese Hezbollah had been killed in Syria.

 Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry flags and pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon June 8, 2018.

Lebanon terrorist infiltration: Israel faces threats from all angles - analysis

Hezbollah has continued to threaten Israel over the years. It has harassed the Jewish state with drones and sent agents to areas near the Golan.

The Hezbollah flag

Hamas officials to visit Syria for first time since 2012

The delegations will be headed by senior Hamas official, Khalil al-hayya, who heads the group's Bureau for Arab and Islamic Relations.

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021

Hezbollah to increase forces in Syria over fear of Israeli attacks - report

The report comes after alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted the international airport in Aleppo and sites near Damascus on Wednesday evening.

 Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

Russia formally reprimands Israel over Syria strike

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Russia does not want Syria to be turned into a battle site for foreign countries.

 A view shows damage at Damascus International Airport, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on June 12, 2022.

Home Front Command to drill massive riots, evacuating civilians under fire - watch

The military wants to be able to send troops before violence breaks out, and not in response to the violence.

 IDF 'Chariot of Fire' drill.

Why repealing IRGC sanctions is infuriating but a sideshow - analysis

Removing the IRGC's status as a terrorist organization might just be a desperate try to go around oil sanctions put by US government

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani receives Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Doha, Qatar, February 21, 2022.

Hezbollah deploys air defense systems in Syria’s Qalamoun mountains

While the IDF’s aerial superiority has worsened, the military believes that it still has the ability to carry out operations over Lebanon and Syria.

 Firefighters douse flames after Syrian state media reported an Israeli missile attack in a container storage area, at Syrian port of Latakia

Israeli Defense Minister signs seizure order against Lebanese company for helping Hezbollah

Shreif Sanitary Co. was slapped with a seizure order by Gantz after providing Hezbollah with equipment for its precision-guided missile project.

 Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz attend a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on October 19, 2021.