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Reporter’s Notebook: The threat along Syrian buffer zone is far from over for Israel

For now, there appears to be little appetite to withdraw from the buffer zone, largely because of lingering questions over whether Syria’s new president is truly capable of controlling the country.

The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) clears minefields with the assistance of sappers from 4M Defense Mine Solutions in the northern Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 28, 2026.
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Egypt’s dangerous pressure game against Israel - opinion

Palestinians walk near an Israeli checkpoint, as they make their way to Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, near Qalandia, in the West Bank, March 21, 2025.

Nearly 6,000 Palestinians illegally crossed into Israel in 2025, Knesset Nat'l Security Cm'tee told

An Israeli military vehicle waits at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Allenby Crossing attack highlights rising terror threat from Jordan - analysis


Biden congratulates Lapid on maritime border deal

"We have preserved Israel's security interests, we are on our way to a historic agreement," Yair Lapid's national security adviser says.

 Israel's Security Council meets to discuss Lebanon maritime border deal, October 12, 2022

Lebanon maritime border dispute solved soon? US, Israeli officials talk on UN sidelines

The dispute between Lebanon and Israel is over the status of an 860-sq.km. triangle in the Mediterranean Sea.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid flies over the Karish gas rig.

Mixed signals from Lebanon - analysis

On Friday, in advance of Hochstein’s visit, the Lebanese Foreign Minister expressed optimism that an agreement over the long-simmering dispute could be reached,

 Lebanon's caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad, gestures as he meets with US Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein, in Beirut Lebanon June 13, 2022.

Palestinians strive to stop Gaza shore erosion with concrete and rubble

In the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, home to 90,000 people, residents have watched over recent years as rising seas have eroded the beach completely.

 A general view of Beach refugee camp showing the erosion of the shore and new vertical wave breakers placed inside the sea in Gaza City July 26, 2022.

Hezbollah used Iranian drones against the Karish gas field - Gantz

The IDF shot down three UAVs launched by Hezbollah toward the Karish gas field on Saturday.

 Iran's Army chief, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri visit an underground site with drones at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on May 28, 2022.

The 'War of the North' and the weaponization of Western media

The Western media along with social media platforms, are the soft power weapons that all these parties deploy in order to attempt to neuter Israel and prevent it from fully using its power.

IDF soldiers train in the north of Israel in preparation for any future wars with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Illegal Palestinian workers in Israel are at heart of the terror attack

Here's how illegal immigration by Palestinians from the West Bank is impacting security inside sovereign Israel.

 Israel Police arrest 12 ISIS supporters and members after terror attack in Hadera

American-Israeli crosses border to Jordan, captured by forces

Negotiations between Israeli and Jordanian officials for the man's release are reportedly underway.

 Israeli soldiers stand guard near the entrance to Allenby Bridge, a crossing point between Jordan and the West Bank

Resolution 242 doesn't mean what people think it means - opinion

Many claim that Resolution 242 demands that Israel withdraw from all the territories it captured and that it cannot draw new boundaries.

 A MEETING of the UN Security Council earlier this year.

Man shot by Jordanian army while crossing Israel-Jordan border

Two of the men returned back to Jordanian territory after the first shots were fired, while the third continued to approach the border

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.