IDF strikes military targets in Damascus as Netanyahu tells Israeli Druze not to cross into Syria
Syrian gov't condemns violence between regime and Druze in Sweida • Israel's Druze community infiltrates Syria • Sa'ar decries Syrian 'pogroms and persecution' against Druze, minorities
Smoke rises as members of the Israel Border Police stand at the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
Israel Police deploys officers to assist IDF in preventing Druze crossing into Syria
ByALON HOCHMON
IDF conducts 160 aerial attacks on Syrian regime forces, ready for multiple days of battle
After a number of strategic aerial attacks on Syrian soil, Israel won't send ground forces to protect Syrian-Druze.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Smoke rises after strikes on Syria's defense ministry in Damascus, according to Al Jazeera TV, in Damascus, Syria July 16, 2025. (photo credit: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
US Amb. Huckabee arrives at Netanyahu trial in show of support, echos Trump sentiments
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrived at the courthouse in a show of support to the prime minister, for what he said was a familiar “witch-hunt” process that Trump experienced as well.
BySARAH BEN-NUN US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrives to a court hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2025.(photo credit: FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Syria's Defense Ministry arrests policeman for mistreating, insulting locals in Sweida - report
Shas Torah Sages meet to decide whether to exit Netanyahu government
The meeting was scheduled after the members of the Knesset’s second haredi party, the Ashkenazic UTJ, quit the government on Monday and Tuesday at the directive of its spiritual leadership.
Netanyahu: 'My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job'
Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative). (photo credit: Chip Somodevilla, Ali Haj Suleiman, KeithBinns/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar alleges Syrian forces commiting 'pogroms' against Druze, minorities
Druze clashes in Syria escalate as Israel faces tough border choices - analysis
Israel has vowed to support the Druze; however, this is easier said than done.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANSyrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/KARAM AL-MASRI)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: Tensions escalate along Israel-Syria border
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
