Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu
Dec 10, 2024 · The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had carried out about 480 strikes across the country over the past two days, hitting most of Syria’s strategic weapon stockpiles, while Defense Minister ...
Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel’s security.”
Middle East latest: Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future.
Israel strengthened hold on Syrian buffer zone while Netanyahu ...
Israeli warplanes pounded military sites in Syria after Israeli troops seized a border buffer zone following the collapse of President Bashar Assad’s rule. Israel denied its forces were advancing toward Damascus.
Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is
Dec 8, 2024 · Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with a mix of trepidation and glee, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours. “We don’t know much,” said Boaz...
Israel strikes and advances into Syrian territory after Assad's ...
Dec 10, 2024 · Explosions rocked Damascus overnight, smoke billowed from a research center north of the capital, and destroyed naval ships sat in the western port of Latakia — all while Israeli ground forces...
Israel Says Its Troops Will Stay in Seized Territory for Now
Dec 12, 2024 · Israel said its forces would remain in Syrian territory until “a new force” filled the vacuum. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Jordan and Turkey for talks, and a top Turkish ...
Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
6 days ago · Over the past few years, Israel has targeted Iranian officials and militias in Syria as part of the country’s shadow war with Iran. Mr. al-Assad’s regime was closely aligned with Tehran ...
Israeli strikes destroy Syria's weapons of war as ousted ... - CBS News
Dec 16, 2024 · Israel has said it's determined to destroy weapons and other military hardware that ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and his father spent half of a century accumulating, before it can fall into...
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad ...
Dec 14, 2024 · Israel captured the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau in southwestern Syria that abuts Mount Hermon, in the 1967 war and has occupied it since. Syria attempted to retake the territory in a...