Posts Tagged: Israel Syria
Turkey Says It Will Intervene Against Any Attempt to Divide Syria
Turkey will directly intervene to stop any attempt to fragment Syria and will prevent any attempts by militants to obtain autonomy after clashes in southern Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday. His warning against fragmentation, in comments...
Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida
Israel has agreed to allow limited access by Syrian forces into the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days, an Israeli official said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly...
Israel Launches Heavy Airstrikes in Damascus, Vowing to Shield Druze
Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, damaging the defense ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in...
Israel Eyes Ties With Syria and Lebanon After Iran War
Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign...
Israeli Military Says It Arrested Hamas Members in Syria
Israeli troops entered southwestern Syria in the early hours of Thursday and arrested several people who the Israeli military said were members of Palestinian terrorist group Hamas but which Syria's interior ministry said were civilians. The arrests in the...
Pro-Israel Rabbi and Trump-Linked Pastor Visit Syria, Say Peace Is Possible
Peace between Syria and Israel is "very possible," a Trump-linked evangelical Christian pastor said after he and a pro-Israel American rabbi held talks this week with Syria's Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Damascus. Rev. Johnnie Moore, a White...
Israel Strikes Syria After Projectiles Fired, Holds Sharaa Responsible
Israel has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria in nearly a month, saying it hit weapons belonging to the government in retaliation for the firing of two projectiles towards Israel and holding...
Turkey Backing Syria’s Military and Has No Immediate Withdrawal Plans, Defense Minister Says
Turkey is training and advising Syria's armed forces and helping improve its defenses, and has no immediate plans for the withdrawal or relocation of its troops stationed there, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters. Turkey has emerged as...
40% of Syrians Support Signing a Peace Treaty With Israel: Poll
Forty percent of Syrians support signing a peace treaty with Israel, according to a recent poll conducted by the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Studies. A...
US Envoy Pushes for Israel-Syria ‘Non-Aggression Agreement,’ Says Peace Achievable
US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack called for a non-aggression pact between long-time foes Syria and Israel during a high-profile visit to Damascus on...
Syria, Israel in Direct Talks Focused on Security, Sources Say
Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five...
Syrian Leadership Approved Return of Executed Spy Eli Cohen’s Belongings to Israel, Sources Say
Syria's leadership approved the handover of the belongings of long-dead spy Eli Cohen to Israel in a bid to ease Israeli hostility and show goodwill to US President...
Trump Meets Syrian President, Urges Him to Establish Ties With Israel
US President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalize ties with longtime foe Israel after a surprise US announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led...
UAE Mediating Secret Talks Between Israel and Syria, Sources Say
The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, as Syria's new rulers seek regional help to manage...
