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Israel fears Syria's Sharaa is rearming while courting global legitimacy, defense official warns
A senior defense official told Walla that Sharaa’s troops were not currently at a high level of operational readiness, but that he had already held several brigade-level exercises.
After strike on Turkish base in Syria, US urges Israel to show restraint
Israel strike in Syria may push US to broker deal between Jerusalem and Damascus - analysis
Israel claims strikes at Syria's Abu al-Duhur prevented Turkish expansion toward northern border
Syrian detente hopes dim as president accuses Israel of sowing ‘chaos and destruction’ with strikes
“The Israeli entity resorted to a wide-scale targeting of civilian and government facilities,” Shaara said the situation was easing with the intervention of the US, Arab, and Turkish mediators.
Rubio: US has engaged with all parties in Syria clashes, agreed on steps to end situation
Rubio said that steps must be taken by "all parties to deliver on commitments they have made and this is what we fully expect them to do."
Will Israel’s airstrikes help the Druze in Syria? - analysis
Israel’s intervention escalated with more airstrikes and officials' comments, raising questions about what might come next and if the limited intervention will help the Druze.
Syria announces ceasefire in Sweida after agreement with local leaders, IDF strikes regime targets
Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city on Tuesday following two days of clashes, the first time government forces have deployed to Sweida since the new government took power.
Where is Hanegbi? Conflicting reports cast doubts over Israel-Syria peace talks
Arab media reports that Israel’s National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, while Israeli officials say he is in the US with Netanyahu.
Golan leaders demand recognition in possible Abraham Accords expansion with Syria
“While we welcome real peace efforts, we are very clear: any future agreement must recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan,” leaders in the Golan Heights noted in a press release.
The growing ties between Israel, Syria, its possible spread into the Middle East - analysis
Al-Ain speculates that Trump might encourage a meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister and the new Syrian president. It is clear that many voices on both sides of the ocean see Syria-Israel ties as
ISIS activity may return in southern Syria amid Israeli incursions - report
Other Syrian opposition groups will reportedly take action against the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the report added, noting feelings of discontent rising among residents in the area.
Syrian government cracks down on Palestinian terror groups - report
Tehran-backed faction leaders reportedly fled Damascus amid regime harassment and property seizures.
Why Palestinian Islamic Jihad slammed Israel’s Syria strike - analysis
“The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement considered Israel’s aggression against Syria to be an expression of the regime's expansionist plans,” says IRNA.
