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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Jan. 8, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli leaders offer condolences, aid after quakes rock Turkey, Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday extended condolences to the victims of the massive earthquakes that killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria. “On behalf of all citizens of Israel, I send condolences...
Members of the Knesset Guard, IDF Home Front Command, Israel Fire and Rescue Services and Magen David Adom participate in a drill near Ashkelon simulating response to an earthquake, Dec. 19, 2019. Photo by Yaniv Nadav/Flash90.

Syria appeals to Israel for help via Russia following devastating earthquake

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime sent Israel a “near unprecedented” appeal for aid following the severe earthquake that hit the country on Monday. Israel received the request through Russia. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake centered in southern Turkey killed...

Syria: Israel struck multiple targets near Damascus

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The Israeli Air Force struck multiple targets in the Damascus area early on Thursday, according to Syrian state media. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) report did provide further details, but according to the Syrian Observatory for...

Report: Israel behind Damascus blasts

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Syrian state media on Monday attributed several explosions in Damascus to the Israeli Air Force, though according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) the cause of the blasts was still being investigated. It was the second...

Hamas leaders ‘turn the page’ in meeting with Assad in Damascus

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A Hamas delegation met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in Damascus, in the latest bid by the Gaza-based Palestinian terrorist group to “turn the page” with the dictator, according to Reuters. “We consider it...
The aftermath of alleged Israeli airstrikes near Damascus on Feb. 15, 2021. Source: Majd Fahd/Twitter.

Syria: Three killed, seven wounded in Israeli strike near Damascus

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Three Syrian soldiers were killed and seven people wounded by an Israeli strike near Damascus on Friday, according to official Syrian media. Israel launched several missiles from the direction of the Israeli Golan Heights shortly...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Yerevan, Armenia, to take part in the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on Oct. 1, 2019. Credit: Gevorg Ghazaryan/Shutterstock.

Israel watches warily as Russia, Iran build stronger ties

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Underscoring the warming ties between the two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran on Tuesday. This was the third time since the start of the year that Putin has met with his...
Captagon pills smuggled into Saudi Arabia from Lebanon. April 23, 2021. Source: Saudi Press Agency.

Report: Hezbollah smuggling ‘jihadist drug’ from Syria to Europe

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The Hezbollah terrorist organization is smuggling narcotics from Syria to Europe with the help of the Assad regime, pro-Saudi news channel Al-Hadath reported on Monday. Sources told Al-Hadath that four main factories are producing Captagon, which is one of...
Russia President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad in May 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to...

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Russia has likely turned a blind eye to Syrian and Iranian transfers of Russian-made weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a new report by an Israeli defense research center has assessed. Maj. (res.) Tal Be’eri, head of the...
Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev speaks during a visit to the upper Galilee, Aug. 11, 2021. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.

In latest gaffe, Israel’s public security minister discloses 1984 special forces op in Syria

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Israel’s public security minister inadvertently disclosed classified information on Tuesday during an interview ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism. In response to a question regarding casualties that...