Articles for Israeli Syria

A tiny Arab minority stands between Israel and Syria
6 days, 1 hour ago

A tiny Arab minority stands between Israel and Syria

Live Mint  

MAJDAL SHAMS—For decades after Israel conquered the Golan Heights, the minority Druze community that lives in this mountainside village considered themselves Syrians. “I don’t want to return," said Nirvana Yousef, 20 years old, whose grandfathers fought for Syria against Israel in the 1967 Mideast War. Current and former Israeli officials, including high-ranking Druze officials, said Israel has already secretly acted …

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What lessons Israeli capture of Syria’s Golan buffer zone has for India
1 week ago

What lessons Israeli capture of Syria’s Golan buffer zone has for India

Firstpost  

he price of peace often lies in preparedness and resolve to take the path of tough decisions. Time may not always be on our side Israel’s preemptive operations in Syria underscore its unwavering commitment to safeguarding its citizens and securing its borders. The Israeli prime minister said Israeli control of the high ground “ensures our security and sovereignty”, adding, “The …

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Netanyahu, Trump hold 'very friendly' phone call, discuss release of hostages & situation in Syria
1 week, 2 days ago

Netanyahu, Trump hold 'very friendly' phone call, discuss release of hostages & situation in Syria

Firstpost  

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump in which they emphasised the need to free hostages in Gaza and discussed the situation in Syria Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump. During the phone call, the …

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Syria's de facto leader not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks
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1 week, 3 days ago

Syria's de facto leader not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks

Hindustan Times  

By Hatem Maher Syria's de facto leader not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks Dec 14 - Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar …

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What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?
1 week, 5 days ago

What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?

The Independent  

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Israel targets Syria's naval fleet 'to destroy strategic capabilities', confirms defence minister
2 weeks ago

Israel targets Syria's naval fleet 'to destroy strategic capabilities', confirms defence minister

Firstpost  

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the operation to destroy the Syrian fleet had been a ‘great success’ and further said that the IDF was aiming to ‘destroy strategic capabilities that threaten the State of Israel’ An aerial photo shows Syrian naval ships destroyed during an overnight Israeli attack on the port city of Latakia. ‘Great success’ Israel’s Defence …

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Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah intelligence assets in air strike near Damascus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah intelligence assets in air strike near Damascus

ABC  

Israel's military says it has struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack that Syria said had targeted civilian sites. "The attack on the assets of the military intelligence headquarters in Syria joins the attacks in Lebanon in damaging the intelligence capabilities of the terrorist organisation Hezbollah," Israel's air force said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Syria …

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Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten food supplies and long-term poverty, farming and aid groups warn
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten food supplies and long-term poverty, farming and aid groups warn

ABC  

Farming and aid groups are warning the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could affect food supplies in Lebanon and Syria and push hundreds of thousands of people into long-term poverty. "The south produces around 30 to 40 per cent of Lebanon's olives and olive oil, the south produces 80 per cent of bananas, around 70 per cent of citrus, up …

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Why an Israel-Hezbollah war would be far more dangerous today than the last time around
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Why an Israel-Hezbollah war would be far more dangerous today than the last time around

CNN  

CNN — “We can plunge Lebanon completely into the dark and take apart Hezbollah’s power in days,” former Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz declared Tuesday at a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel. Israel estimates the group has already fired 5,000 since October, which means, as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech last week, much of …

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Israel launches missile strike at Syria while reported attack on Iran raises fears of full-blown war
8 months ago

Israel launches missile strike at Syria while reported attack on Iran raises fears of full-blown war

India TV News  

Damascus: Israel has carried out a missile strike at an air defence unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, according to the state-run SANA news agency quoting the Syrian military on Friday. While sources said that Israel had carried out the drone attack on Iran in a tit-for-tat response after Tehran launched a volley of missiles and drones on Saturday …

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Guards among 8 reported killed in Israeli strike on Iran consular annex in Syria
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Guards among 8 reported killed in Israeli strike on Iran consular annex in Syria

The Hindu  

Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Syria on April 1, killing and wounding everyone inside, Damascus said as Iranian state TV reported a Revolutionary Guards commander among the dead. Iran's ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbari, giving a lower death toll, told Iranian state TV that "at least five people were killed in the attack which was …

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Iran's consulate in Syria destroyed by suspected Israeli airstrike, several killed
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran's consulate in Syria destroyed by suspected Israeli airstrike, several killed

India TV News  

Damascus: Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus was destroyed in a suspected Israeli airstrike, as claimed by Syrian and Iranian media, in an apparent escalation of the conflict in the Middle East that is likely to pit Israel against Iran and its allies. Though it rarely acknowledges its actions in Syria, Israel has said it targets bases of …

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The US is dangerously close to being pulled into a Middle East war
1 year, 2 months ago

The US is dangerously close to being pulled into a Middle East war

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. The US has deployed two carrier groups to the eastern Mediterranean to deter Iran and its allies Syria and Hezbollah from opening new fronts against Israel. US President Joe Biden spent seven hours in Israel Wednesday, …

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Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus and the surrounding area
1 year, 5 months ago

Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus and the surrounding area

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes hit the area of Damascus early Wednesday, Syrian state media reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor, said the strikes marked the 20th time Israel has struck targets in Syria this year. The observatory said the strikes had hit military sites and warehouses of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, an ally of …

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Israeli strikes on Syrian capital's airport kill four: monitor
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli strikes on Syrian capital's airport kill four: monitor

The Hindu  

Israeli missile strikes on the Syrian capital's airport on Monday killed four people including two soldiers and closed the runways for several hours, a rights monitor said. Israel carried out the strike with "barrages of missiles targeting Damascus International Airport and its surroundings", a military source told SANA, which reported that two Syrian soldiers were killed and two others wounded. …

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Fire contained after reported Israeli attack on Syrian port
2 years, 11 months ago

Fire contained after reported Israeli attack on Syrian port

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Firefighters contained a blaze that raged for hours in Syria’s port of Latakia on Tuesday, officials said, hours after Israel launched missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, igniting the fire in the container terminal. Another attack took place Dec. 7, when Syrian media reported Israeli warplanes hit the container terminal, also igniting a major fire. Syrian officials and state …

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Syria reports 2nd Israeli attack on vital port in a month
2 years, 11 months ago

Syria reports 2nd Israeli attack on vital port in a month

The Independent  

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Syria says Israeli warplanes hit Latakia port containers
3 years ago

Syria says Israeli warplanes hit Latakia port containers

The Independent  

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Syria shot 7 of 8 Israeli missiles, Russian military says
3 years, 5 months ago

Syria shot 7 of 8 Israeli missiles, Russian military says

ABP News  

Moscow, Jul 20 : Syria's air defence forces shot down seven out of eight missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during a raid that targeted the Syrian province of Aleppo, the Russian military said Tuesday. Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, said that four Israeli F-16 fighter jets targeted facilities southeast of Aleppo …

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Targeting Hezbollah: The Hindu Editorial on Israeli attacks in Lebanon
4 years, 3 months ago

Targeting Hezbollah: The Hindu Editorial on Israeli attacks in Lebanon

The Hindu  

The Israeli attacks on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon following what it called “cross border fires” mark a significant escalation in the crisis that has been building up along the border in recent years. Hezbollah, a Shia militia-cum-political party in Lebanon, and Israel, which have fought two wars before, have been observing a tenuous ceasefire for 14 years. Israel fears …

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Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt
4 years, 4 months ago

Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt

The Hindu  

The Israeli military on Monday said it thwarted an infiltration attempt by Hezbollah militants - setting off one of the heaviest exchanges of fire along the volatile Israel-Lebanon frontier since a 2006 war between the bitter enemies. "Hezbollah and the state of Lebanon bear full responsibility for this incident and any attack that comes from Lebanese territory against the state …

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