Posts Tagged: Israel Syria
Netanyahu Calls Erdogan an ‘Antisemitic Dictator’ as Turkey Seeks International Arrest Warrant for Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjaman Netanyahu's office on Friday lambasted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an "antisemitic dictator" hours after Turkey said it would seek...
Mossad Chief, Syrian Foreign Minister Discussed Turkish Military Deployments Before Strikes, Sources Say
The head of Israel's spy agency held a phone call with Syria's foreign minister last week during which they discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria,...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syrian Airbase, Drawing Turkish Condemnation
Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey and criticism...
Can Israel, Syria, and Lebanon Cooperate on Electricity?
While Israel already exports natural gas indirectly to Syria through regional arrangements involving Jordan, electricity trade between the two countries poses a much more difficult test. While...
Israel Says It Hit Syrian Government Targets After Attacks on Druze Civilians
The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight in response to attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, the Israeli military said on Friday. Syria's foreign ministry condemned what it described as an Israeli...
Israel, Syria to Set Up Communication Mechanism After US-Mediated Talks
Israel and Syria agreed during US-mediated talks in Paris to set up a communication mechanism to coordinate on security, intelligence, and commercial issues, the three...
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Syria Deal Possible, Expects Buffer Zone
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday a deal with Syria is possible and he expects Syrian authorities to establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to Mount Hermon and other areas. Netanyahu spoke a day after US President...
Trump Invites Israel’s Netanyahu to White House, Prime Minister’s Office Says
US President Donald Trump has invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the "near future," the prime minister's office said on Monday, shortly after...
Seven IDF Soldiers Wounded in Counterterrorism Operation in Syria
i24 News — Seven Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were wounded during exchange of fire with Syrian jihadists as arrests were conducted of wanted suspects;...
Israel-Syria Talks Hit Snag Over Humanitarian Corridor, Sources Say
Efforts to reach a security pact between Syria and Israel have hit a last-minute snag over Israel's demand that it be allowed to open a "humanitarian corridor" to Syria's southern province of Sweida, four sources familiar with the talks said. Syria and Israel had...
Under US Pressure, Syria and Israel Inch Toward Security Deal
Under US pressure, Syria is accelerating talks with Israel for a security pact that Damascus hopes will reverse Israel's recent seizures of its land but that would fall far short of a full peace treaty,...
Syria Says Israel Takes Some Territory Around Mount Hermon Despite Talks
Syria said on Monday that Israel had sent 60 soldiers to take control of an area inside the Syrian border around Mount Hermon in an operation that...
Syrian Minister Met Israel’s Dermer for Talks on Regional Stability, Sources Say
Syria's foreign minister met Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in Paris on Tuesday to discuss security arrangements in southern Syria, two Syrian sources familiar with the meeting said. Syrian and Israeli officials have been conducting US-mediated talks on de-escalating...
Turkey Says It Will Intervene Against Any Attempt to Divide Syria
Turkey will directly intervene to stop any attempt to fragment Syria and will prevent any attempts by militants to obtain autonomy after clashes in southern Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday. His warning against fragmentation, in comments...
