Posts Tagged: Israel and Syria
Israel Indirectly to Blame for Downing of Plane Over Syria, Russia Says
Russia on Tuesday accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria's Mediterranean coast, and threatened to retaliate against Israel for what it...
Israel Says Struck Iranian Targets in Syria 200 Times in Last Two Years
Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in the last two years, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday, in a...
Report: Israeli Planes Target Iranian Military Positions in Syria
Israeli planes targeted military positions in Syria on Tuesday, but Syrian air defenses confronted and downed some of the rockets, state news agency SANA reported. Citing...
Israel Sees Slowdown in Long-Term Iranian Deployments in Syria
Israel's defense minister described Iran on Friday as having slowed down its long-term force deployment in Syria, attributing this to Israeli military intervention as well as...
Israeli Analysts: Russia, Assad Regime Likely Can’t Remove Iran From Syria
Iran has become so entrenched in Syria that neither Russia nor the Assad regime likely have the desire or ability to remove it, two Israeli...
Israel Rebuffs Russian Offer to Keep Iranian Forces From Golan
Israel rebuffed on Monday a new Russian offer to keep Iranian forces in Syria away from the Golan Heights ceasefire line, an Israeli official said, complicating Moscow’s...
Syrian Army Says It Captures Strategic Hill Overlooking Israeli Border
The Syrian army and its allies have taken control of a strategic hill overlooking Israel's Golan Heights as it expands an offensive to seize the remaining...
Syrian State Media: Israeli Rockets Strike Military Position Near Aleppo
Syrian state media said on Sunday that Israeli rockets had struck a Syrian military position near Nairab airport on the outskirts of the city of Aleppo. "The...
Israel’s Active Defense Campaign in Syria: The Next Phase
Tehran’s recent decision to attempt direct clashes with Israel resulted in a resounding defeat on May 10, when the IDF destroyed 50 Iranian military targets...
Israel Shoots Down Syria Drone; Netanyahu to Meet Putin
Israel shot down a Syrian drone that penetrated its airspace on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow for talks with...
How the Syrian War Could Still Threaten Israel
JNS.org - The headlines trickling down from Israel’s northern sector near Syrian are far more dramatic than the situation on the ground: The Syrian army has...
Israeli Nurse on Treating Wounded Syrian Children: ‘Our Hearts Simply Break’
Six wounded Syrians -- including four orphaned children who lost their families in the ongoing fighting in their country -- were transported to Israel on...
Amid Assad Regime Offensive in Southwest Syria, Israeli Military Bolsters Forces on Golan Heights
In light of ongoing developments across the border in Syria, the Israeli military has bolstered its presence on the Golan Heights, with the deployment of...
In Overnight Operation, Israeli Military Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Syrian Refugees
In an overnight operation on Thursday, the IDF delivered humanitarian aid supplies to Syrian refugees living in tent cities close to the border with Israel...
