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כוחות של המשטר הסורי, עוברים ליד מחסום צה"ל בלי לעשות דבר

Watch: gunmen in pickups roll by IDF forces with weapons drawn in southern Syria

IDF says troops fire warning shots after riots and stone-throwing in Khan Arnabeh; rare footage shows Syrian security forces passing Israeli vehicles as both sides deny reports of a pending security deal

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari, Yair Kraus | 12.09.25

סוריה חגיגות שנה ל הפיכה ולהפלת משטר אסד פרברי דמשק

A year after Damascus fell, al-Sharaa gains global embrace as Syria reels from massacres

A year after rebels toppled Bashar Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa is chasing legitimacy abroad while facing brutal bloodshed at home, from Alawite and Druze massacres to stalled Kurdish integration and tentative Israel talks as Syria marks Liberation Day'

Lior Ben Ari | 12.08.25

Trump’s business goals vs Netanyahu’s bunker strategy as Israel enters ‘twilight of war’

Analysis: US president urges diplomacy and confidence-building while PM stays fixed on total victory and dismantling Hamas and Hezbollah; Trump eyes Nobel and booming family businesses, IDF seeks political endgame and Netanyahu’s true aims remain unclear

Ron Ben-Yishai | 12.07.25

A man paints the Syrian opposition flag on a shopfront shutter in Damascus. Despite the government’s hold on the capital, signs of dissent still surface as residents adjust to political uncertainty after Bashar Assad’s departure

'What did we defend?' A year on, Damascus searches its soul

A year after Assad vanished and a new president promised justice, Damascus hovers between ruin and rebirth. Café owners and returnees balance hope with fatigue, asking if Syria is finally theirs. 'Peace requires compromise where everyone has a gun.'

La Repubblica Special Correspondent Francesca Borri in an exclusive report for Yedioth Ahronoth | 12.05.25

‘Like Black Hawk Down’: 19-year-old IDF combat documentarian captures historic Syria battle

Cpl. B captured rare footage of last week’s firefight in Beit Jann, where three soldiers were seriously wounded and at least 13 terrorists were killed, revealing how clash unfolded and how reservists fought to evacuate injured under heavy fire

Yoav Zitun | 12.05.25

Report: Assad’s exiled spy chief, billionaire cousin plot uprisings in Syria from Russia

Rami Makhlouf and Kamal Hassan are financing tens of thousands of Alawite fighters and vying for control of hidden command centers along Syria’s coast, even as al-Sharaa’s government moves to block their efforts and rising unrest shakes the region

Reuters | 12.05.25

US raid reportedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State official

October raid in Dumayr, carried out with the Syrian Free Army, ignited controversy after relatives said the victim had spent years infiltrating IS for Syria’s interim government

Associated Press | 12.05.25

נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין נשיא סוריה אחמד א-שרע

What Israel is getting wrong in Syria — and the strategy it should pursue instead

Analysis: Israel’s unclear post-Assad strategy is undermining its own interests—fueling local hostility, weakening stability in Syria and empowering Iran; it should instead pursue a stable Damascus and broaden alliances to curb hostile influence

Elizabeth Tsurkov | 12.03.25

Trump invites Netanyahu to White House as he touts new ties with Syria and praises Assad successor

Leaders discuss Gaza, Hamas and regional deals as Trump boosts outreach to Syria’s new president Ahmad al-Sharaa; expected White House meeting would be Netanyahu’s fifth since Trump returned to office

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.01.25

תיעוד: רגעי הפינוי של לוחמים פצועים לאחר תקרית אירוע חילופי האש בבית ג'ן שבסוריה

Bullet fired in Syria pierced soldier’s vest and lodged in his heart: 'We may leave it there'

Two IDF soldiers were seriously wounded in the ambush after capturing a terror cell leader in the Sunni-Syrian town of Beit Jinn, near the border; 'The bullet passed between the soldier's heart chambers, punctured them, and remained inside'

Lior El-Hai | 11.30.25

Ambush in Syria: dozens of terrorists trap IDF unit, senior officers wounded | New details

Eight minutes after capturing a terror cell leader in Beit Jinn, reservists came under intense fire; junior troops took command, directing point-blank battles; up to 20 gunmen killed as aerial and artillery support called in

Yoav Zitun | 11.30.25

After Syria clash, Netanyahu and Katz stay silent—to avoid angering Trump?

Despite clash in southern Syria that left 6 IDF troops wounded and risked major escalation, Israel’s top leaders remain silent, possibly to avoid provoking Trump or Turkey; security officials warn: we must not retreat, especially from Mount Hermon

Itamar Eichner | 11.29.25

‘Unstable Syria’: Israel readies responses; Sunni terror group behind Beit Jinn clash

After the ambush that wounded six IDF reservists in southern Syria, officials say Israel will not pull back from seized buffer areas or Mount Hermon and sees no near-term path to an accord with Damascus

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

Israel signals to al-Sharaa as Syria decries strike as ‘war crime’; dramatic shootout footage released

IDF footage shows the Beit Jinn arrests and the moment gunfire erupted on the troops: 'Terrorist! He’s sticking his head out'; six soldiers were wounded; Israel sent messages to al-Sharaa and prepared response options, while Syria called the retaliatory strikes a 'war crime' that killed at least 13; the suspects had been detained in their beds before the clash

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 11.28.25

תיעוד מפעילות כוחות חטיבה 226 בדרום סוריה

Exchange of fire, helicopters strikes during IDF patrol in southern Syria

IDF force was ambushed during patrol in the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside, and clashes broke out, including exchanges of gunfire; At the same time, there were reports of gunfire from combat helicopters and artillery fire in the area

Lior Ben Ari | 11.28.25

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