Israeli-Syrian border

Iranian networks continue to threaten Israel from southern Syria, recruiting Druze, Sunnis to fight

A series of incidents points to continued Iranian, Hezbollah activity in southern Syria, describing Friday's strike as the latest in a string of cases suggesting efforts to establish local networks.

Members of a local rebel militia pose for a picture during a patrol in Syria's southern city of Sweida.
Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017.

Syria, Hezbollah hold secret security talks in Turkey, reportedly to ease border tensions

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Mount Hermon, overlooking Syria during a tour briefing him and the Defense Minister Israel Katz on the situation with Syria.

Asserting control in Syria: Netanyahu pledges the defeat of Iran, defense of border from proxies

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.

Reservists grow frustrated with chasing civilians over Syrian border, using up time, resources


Sharaa's treatment of minorities does not bode well for Middle East stability - opinion

Protecting Syria’s minorities is not just a humanitarian duty but a strategic necessity for Israel and its allies in shaping a post-war Middle East.

People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

IDF's new strategy: All borders must have buffer zones, defense achieved through offense

Unlike before October 7, the Israeli military decided it would achieve most of its defensive needs by preemptive offense going forward.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

'We are witnessing terrible atrocities,' Israeli Druze says from within Syria - N12

"The minute we see terrorists going into hospitals and murdering children and patients, we cannot stand idle," Fares Alawi told the Israeli news site.

 Israeli Druze cross the border to check on their family members in Syria, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, in Majdal Shams, near the ceasefire line between the Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025.

Voluntary land swaps could be key to Mideast stability - opinion

A confluence of circumstances has presented an opportunity for a voluntary border realignment.

 THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.

In unusual step, IDF announces aerial and ground reinforcements in Golan Heights

This follows a situational assessment carried out on Thursday and Friday by the IDF General Staff and Northern Command.

Reinforcement of IDF troops in Golan Heights 06 December 2024

IDF arrests man who illegally crossed into Israel from Syria

Although maybe the IDF would have wanted its forces to fire in the air, the suspect was wounded by the IDF warning fire.

 Israeli security forces during the arrest of Zebah Abdel Salem Haniyeh. April 1, 2024

Securing Israel's borders is paramount, the public are right to demand it - opinion

Long before the events of October 7, and even more so following them, there can be no legitimacy for the lack of significant and very stringent border security enforcement.

 Firefighters work to extinguish wildfires following a missile attack from Lebanon which fell on the Israeli-Syrian border, Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, on July 20, 2024.

Syrian Hezbollah agent indicted for spying, terrorism after capture in Israel

Ayat Abdullah and another man, Abed Al-Rahman, were recruited and paid to observe and report on IDF troops along the Syrian border.

 Israeli soldiers patrol the area following this morning's border incident at the border fence with Syria, in southern Golan Heights, on January 29, 2023.

Cholera detected in northern Israel water - Health Ministry

The origin of the bacteria is most likely Syria, where an outbreak of cholera has been reported in recent months.

 View of the Yarmouk River which runs through Jordan, Syria and Israel.

Meet Israel's elite unit of soldiers on skis

The military’s alpine unit consists of reserve soldiers who served in elite infantry units during their active duty.

IDF ALPINE Unit reservists on a Mount Hermon patrol