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


IDF fires Patriot missile toward UAV approaching Israel's Golan Heights

No hit detected after a drone retreated from the Israeli-Syrian border.

A Patriot anti-missile system deployed in a joint U.S. and Israeli military outpost in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv is silhouetted against the setting sun

IDF hold brigade exercises on northern front

Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have been heating up in recent weeks.

Israeli tanks manuever during an exercise near the northern border on February 22, 2018.

EU warns of spiraling violence after Israel-Syria border incident

"We urge the Syrian parties, their allies, as well as the regional actors to abide by international law, to show restraint, and avoid actions that further escalate the situation."

An old military vehicle can be seen positioned on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights

Initial probe: Altitude may have made downed jet vulnerable to Syrian fire

According to a senior IAF officer, Israel has carried out thousands of missions over Syria in past year.

Israeli security forces examine the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the village of Harduf

US official to JPost: Tillerson hasn't 'ruled out' Israel stop amid crisis

Tillerson is traveling through Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Kuwait over the next five days.

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Israel to be key player in the next chapter of Syria’s war

For Israel, the next chapter in Syria’s war will be a nightmare scenario.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu chats with Israeli soldiers at a military outpost during a visit to Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights overlooking the Israel-Syria border in 2015.

Hamas on heightened alert following Syria confrontation

“The Izzadin Kassam Brigades declares that the level of alert in its ranks has risen."

Hamas members

On the border with Syrians brought to Israel for medical treatment

4,000 people have crossed the frontier for free care since 2013.

Syrians cross into Israel to receive medical treatment.

Syria, Iranian proxies threaten military action against rebels on Israeli border

The Syrian army, backed by local militias a financed and equipped by Iran, have been escalating a fierce assault against Sunni rebels in an enclave in the foothills of Mount Hermon.

 A UN observation tower is seen overlooking Syria, next to the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights in Israel and Syria.

On My Mind: UN prioritizes the Golan

In UN deliberations, both historical context and present realities are ignored.

A SOLDIER stands on a tank next to a house damaged in fighting in 1973 in the Golan.