Tag: Golan

BREAKING NEWS - Syrians shoot down Israeli missiles headed for Damascus

Syrian air defences on Wednesday shot down a number of "Israeli aggression's missiles" around Damascus, the capital, state TV said. State television also reported earlier that Syrian air defences confronted "hostile targets" over Damascus. There was no immediate information on damages or casualties. Rocket warning sirens sounded in northern Israel on Wednesday, the Israeli military […]

BREAKING NEWS - US airstrike targets Iran-backed militias in Syria

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq. The strikes, which were first reported by Reuters, appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of […]

Blinken won't condemn or endorse Israeli annexation of Golan Heights

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration’s recognition of the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel, instead noting that the territory was important for Israel’s security. Former President Donald Trump officially granted U.S. recognition of the Golan as Israeli territory in 2019 - a dramatic shift […]

BREAKING NEWS - Israeli missile strike on Syria targets Assad's allies

Israeli missile strikes on Syria killed at least six Iran-backed fighters on Friday, a war monitor said. The dead were all foreign paramilitaries fighting alongside Bashar Assad’s forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Right said. The missiles, which were fired from Lebanese airspace, hit positions held by Iran-backed militias in the Masyaf district of Hama […]

BREAKING NEWS - Israel launches second strike deep into Damascus

The Syrian army said early Wednesday that Israel launched air strikes on an area in the southern outskirts of Damascus, where military defectors believe has a strong Iranian military presence in the second such attack within a week. The Israeli aerial strike on a strategic area that Israel had hit in the past came from […]

Israeli settlers charge Netanyahu with 'fraud' on annexation

Israel’s settler leaders say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defrauded them of their long-held dream of annexing the occupied West Bank as part of the country’s normalisation deal with the United Arab Emirates. Their anger could be a problem for right-wing Netanyahu, whom they accuse of repeatedly floating the idea of annexation only to […]

Israeli helicopter strike on Syria

Israeli helicopters fired several rockets from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on targets inside southern Syria, Syrian state media reported on Friday, the latest in what intelligence sources say is an increase of strikes against Iranian-backed militias. Opposition sources in the area said several militia posts near Quneitra were targeted in the attack, which reports said […]

Israel Continues Its Interference in the Syrian Crisis

By Firas Samuri* On June 2, Syrian Arab News Agency reported on Israeli aggression on the T4 airbase, located in the eastern countryside of Homs province. It’s recognized that the Syrian Air Defense System managed to destroy two missiles. The remaining rockets hit targets on the territory of the base, resulting in one martyr, […]

Israel hits back at Syrian targets after Golan skirmish

The Israeli military said its aircraft struck Syrian army targets on Sunday after rockets were fired at the Golan Heights, and Syria’s state media said three soldiers were killed in the second such flare-up in a week. Syrian television reported big explosions near Damascus before dawn and said air defences had “confronted the enemy”. [L8N23901J] […]

Syrian army boosts air defenses near Golan frontier: pro-Assad commander

The Syrian army has reinforced its anti-aircraft defenses near the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a commander in the regional alliance that backs President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday. Additional defenses are set to be deployed in the coming days, the commander told Reuters. The stationing of the Russian-made Pantsir S1 weapon aims “to […]

Israel ready to go into Syria to 'protect Druze village'

The Israeli military, which has been launching airstrikes against Syria, could be preparing to cross into its territory now. It says it's ready to act to protect the Druze village of Hader, located on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, after a car bomb killed nine people and injured 23 others there. “In recent […]

Israel Is Going to War in Syria to Fight Iran

Israeli officials believe that Iran is winning its bid for dominance in the Middle East, and they are mobilizing to counter the regional realignment that threatens to follow. The focus of Israel’s military and diplomatic campaign is Syria. Israeli jets have struck Hezbollah and Syrian regime facilities and convoys dozens of times during Syria’s civil […]

White House video shows Israel without Golan and West Bank

A map of Israel on a video the White House produced about US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit shows the country without the West Bank (where Israel does not claim sovereignty) or the Golan Heights (where it has extended Israeli law). The short clip, which is meant to promote the president’s first trip abroad, highlights […]

How will Hezbollah retaliate for the Assassination of Samir Kuntar?

THE LEVANT NEWS EXCLUSIVE - By Dr. Haytham Mouzahem -- Despite that Israel has not declared its responsibility for assassinating Hezbollah cadre Samir Kuntar, but its officials and media have praised the Syrian and Lebanese reports saying that Israel killed Kuntar. Jerusalem Post quoted on Sunday Israeli Construction and Housing Minister Yoav Gallant as talking […]

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