Israel and syria

Inside Syria's campaign against Hezbollah: How Damascus is countering Iran’s proxy - analysis

Recent incidents illustrate how the collapse of the Assad regime has disrupted Hezbollah’s former Syrian operations and weapons corridors.

A military police officer stands on a road following an explosion at a weapons depot in the Al-Eis area, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syria, September 21, 2026.
Israeli soldiers seen at an IDF post on the Syrian side of the border with Israel, September 24, 2026.

Syria strongly condemns escalating IDF incursions in Quneitra, Daraa, demand pullout from Golan

A man rides a motorbike in the town of Abu al-Duhur, Syria, August 18, 2026

Why Syria’s removal from the US terror list matters for Israel - analysis

A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties


Air space

According to the IDF, following the Israeli air strike on a Syrian military facility near the port city of Latakia, Syria fired missiles that hit a Russian IL-20 aircraft.

A war jet flies above Syria near the Israeli Syrian border as it is seen from the Golan Heights, Israel July 23, 2018

Liberman: Assad is responsible for downing Russian plane

Israel's defense forces "will do everything they must" to defend the country and its citizens. "I will continue to do what I must," he added.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at a faction meeting on June 18th, 2018

Israeli delegation to present findings in Moscow over downed Russian plane

Benjamin Netanyahu said Syrian forces were to blame and offered Russia "all necessary information" to investigate.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Explosions rock Latakia hours after Russia-Turkey agree on Idlib buffer

A Syrian military official told the Syrian Arab News Agency that missiles were fired from the Mediterranean sea towards the port city, but were intercepted and downed by air defense.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria

Israel struck over 200 Iranian targets in Syria over past year

The strikes were aimed at preventing Iranian entrenchment in Syria.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Are U.S. sanctions preventing Syria reconstruction?

US sanctions on Syria predate the crisis, but were extended after Assad's crackdown on protests in 2011 and again as the country slid into war.

A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces stands amidst the ruins of buildings near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria October 18, 2017.

All killers are my enemies

If we asked a group of Syrians today about successive Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory, they would likely say that they have merged with the arsenal of other aerial bombardments over Syria.

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

Syria blames Israel for assassination of top scientist

Syrian opposition blames regime; rebel group claims responsibility

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman looks at Syria from the Golan Heights

One hundred kilometers between war and peace in Syria?

Israel reportedly rejects Russian offer to prevent Iranian-backed forces from operating near the border, prompting many to question whether Jerusalem is demanding too much

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whispering in a cabinet meeting on July 23, 2018

‘A strong message to Iran from Israel’: Syrians debate Aleppo airstrike

A source close to the Syrian rebels said that Syrians in the north heard missiles fly over their locations on Sunday before explosions near Aleppo’s Nayrab Airport in the evening.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria