In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab
After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the ...
Israel must set conditions for Syria withdrawal, 6-month stay would backfire, expert tells 'Post'
Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in Syria, and if it stays longer than six months, ...
The Economist16d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1967, during the six-day war with its Arab neighbours, Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria, as well as other land in the region (see map 5). The Assads increasingly sought to challenge ...
The New York Times20d
Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
Image Israeli troops on the Syrian side of the buffer zone between Israel and Syria.Credit...Atef Safadi/EPA, via Shutterstock Israel and Syria have fought multiple conflicts, but for decades ...
Newsweek29d
Israel Faces a Reshuffled Strategic Deck in Syria | Opinion
Suddenly, Israel has a Syria problem. For years, officials in Jerusalem had banked on a relatively predictable balance of power with the neighboring regime of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
The Express Tribune21d
'Greater Israel' map outrages Gulf states
A diplomatic storm has erupted after Israel's new map, claiming "historical territorial rights" for Israel in Palestine and large parts of Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, was uploaded by the Israeli ...
Reuters15d
Syria's de facto leader says country ready to welcome UN forces in buffer zone with Israel
DAMASCUS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN established buffer zone with Israel. "Israel's advance ...