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Druze collapse reveals: Non-aggression pact with Syria could become a strategic trap

Opinion: Syria is now under the control of a coalition of Islamist factions, some with an openly jihadist agenda; a political agreement that legitimizes their power would give them time, resources and legitimacy to build an army that could one day stand at Israel’s border, with a clear intention

Dr. Kfir Tshuva | 07.16.25

Syria condemns Israeli strikes on military in Sweida and warns: 'Responsible for consequences of attack'

Syrian Foreign Ministry hours after attacks in Druze province of Sweida says Israel 'bears full responsibility for the attack'; Residents in the area reported chaos in the streets, one of whom told Ynet: 'I see bodies, fires, burned homes and shops—including mine' and says that Israeli intervention 'harms the Syrian people'

Lior Ben Ari | 07.15.25

Dozens of Israeli Druze cross border into Syria at Majdal Shams: 'There’s guerrilla warfare in the streets'

IDF attacks Syrian regime military vehicles in Sweida province; Israeli Druze fear relatives will be drawn into bloodbath as dozens cross near Syrian Druze village of Khader; Druze ex-lawmaker: 'Israel must beware of a second Sinwar'

Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 07.15.25

סוריה לוחמי כוחות הביטחון של אחמד א שרע נכנסים ל מחוז א סווידא עימותים דרוזים

IDF strikes Syria to defend Druze as regime forces enter Sweida amid clashes

Netanyahu orders intervention as Syrian regime troops push into restive Druze region; 99 killed in days of sectarian clashes, ceasefire declared; Israeli Druze protesters block roads, light tires in north in call to defend peers in Syria

Noa Lutski, Itamar Eichner, news agencies | 07.15.25

סוריה עימותים הרוגים א-סווידא דרוזים בדואים

More than 30 dead in sectarian clashes between Druze, Bedouins in south Syria

Violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway linking Damascus to Sweida

Reuters | 07.14.25

At Least 18 killed in clashes between Druze, Bedouins in southern Syria

At least 18 people were killed and 40 wounded in clashes between Druze and Bedouins in Syria’s southern As-Suwayda province, as local tensions reignited; shelling, kidnappings and mediation efforts followed a violent weekend escalation

Lior Ben Ari | 07.13.25

Druze women leaders carry on legacy of revered IDF officer

New scholarship honoring fallen IDF officer Lt. Col. Salman Habaka empowers Druze students—especially women—through full academic support, leadership training and shared vision of equality and opportunity in Israeli society

Shimon Elbaz | 06.11.25

Reporter's notebook: A drive through the Syrian Golan Heights

In new border doctrine, IDF operates 10 forward outposts inside Syrian territory, deems fast-moving vehicles a threat and builds reinforced land barrier

Ron Ben-Yishai | 05.19.25

נשיא לבנון ג'וזף עאון לוחץ את ידו של מואפק טריף, מנהיג העדה הדרוזית בישראל, במסגרת הטקס בוותיקן

Lebanon’s Aoun says didn’t know Israeli Druze leader after backlash over handshake photo

Lebanese president sparks uproar after greeting Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif at Vatican; his office downplays encounter; 'There’s no need to amplify such falsehoods and serve the Israeli enemy'

Lior Ben Ari | 05.19.25

Inside Israel’s quiet push to stabilize the Syrian Golan

IDF troops face sporadic gunfire from terrorists, while patrols near Quneitra proceed without helmets; amid reports of Druze massacres nearby, Israel sets up 9 new posts and allows regime forces to operate near the border

Yoav Zitun | 05.09.25

Inside the UAE-mediated secret talks between Israel and Syria

Delegations have met three times at the Abu Dhabi home of a senior Emirati official to discuss security issues, including Israeli airstrikes in Syria; talks expected to continue and expand to economic and other areas of cooperation

Smadar Perry | 05.09.25

Syrian dissident praises Israel for helping wounded across borders

Syrian-born German activist Rawan Osman: 'I commend the courage of those who openly asked Israel for help'

Emily Schrader, ILTV | 05.07.25

פריסה של כוחות סוריים שמאבטחים אזור בפרבר בדמשק

'They came to kill, loot and humiliate': Thousands of Druze flee massacre in Damascus

Hundreds of Syrian Druze families recount harrowing escapes, fear of further violence and the struggle to survive—some now receiving humanitarian aid from Israel in Mount Hermon region as tensions escalate in As-Suwayda

Einav Halabi | 05.06.25

At least 32 wounded Druze evacuated from Syria: ' I waited for days with my injuries, without medicine or help'

Ziv Medical Center in Safed admitted 32 wounded from clashes in Syria in less than a week, and is preparing to admit more. 'You are saving lives,' a wounded Druze man who arrived with shrapnel wounds to his limbs told the medical team. Some 19 wounded are still hospitalized, including a pregnant woman in critical condition and a woman giving birth

Ron Crissy | 05.06.25

Israeli Druze journalist: 'Now is the time to protect our people'

Lorena Khateeb urges Israel to aid Syria’s Druze against Islamist violence, calling it both a moral obligation and strategic necessity

Emily Schrader, ILTV | 05.06.25

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