A fresh wave of deadly sectarian violence has rocked Syria, highlighting the country's fragile security landscape.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

"For me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and something we have lost," the film's director told newspaper "The Sunday Times."

Ireland appears closer to passing a bill that will ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territories in the West Bank, sparking sharp criticism from US officials who have signaled the move could harm Dublin’s relationship with Washington.

"The Young Turks" founder Cenk Uygur discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" with Rabbi Schmuley: CENK UYGUR: CENK UYGUR: You just interviewed a terrorist. One of the most vicious terrorists of my lifetime.

An Israeli military official said, "we are reinforcing forces in the Golan Heights and along the border, ready for a multitude of scenarios."

A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority in parliament.