Syria, Israel

Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier potentially for the long term.
Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, and that blurs the border with Israel's northern neighbor.
Israel keeps control of Syrian border territory seized during government collapse
Israel will hold on to swaths of land that formerly served as a buffer zone with Syria — with no plans for exiting the demilitarized region despite international outcry. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a trip on Tuesday to Mount Hermon — the highest peak in the 155-square-mile chunk of land nabbed by the IDF
Netanyahu says Israel will occupy border territory in Syria for now
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his forces will for now occupy territory they had seized over the border in Syria. Netanyahu, who spoke in a video address from Mount Hermon,
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.
Israeli soldiers patrol border with Syria
Israeli soldiers patrol the border fence with Syria in the northern, Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday. Israel is extending is presence on the ground inside Syria after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted over the weekend.
Syria Israel Middle East Crisis Live Updates: Turkish drone attack in northern Syria kills 5
The buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights was created by the U.N. after the 1973 Mideast war. A ...
Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields
Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces have set up a position in an ...
A Tiny Arab Minority Stands Between Israel and Syria
The Arabic-speaking Druze community straddles the border between two countries—and, like Israel, fears Islamists.
Israel hits Syria's chemical weapons, sends troops over the border
Even as Israeli jets bombed weapons sites, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered "a hand of peace to all those beyond our ...
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Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli troops to occupy the Syrian side of a buffer zone on the Golan Heights for the first time ...
Israel enters Syria for the first time in 50 years to secure border buffer zone
The move marks the first time Israeli troops have been stationed in the buffer zone since 1974. In addition to ending the ...
Kurds in Syria hope Israel's support extends beyond words
In eastern Syria, many Kurds are fearful that Turkey will take advantage of the chaos in Syria to launch an attack on several ...
Netanyahu says Israel will remain on Mt Hermon 'until another arrangement is found'
Israel will remain on the strategic Mount Hermon site on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found, Prime Minister ...