Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus”

More than 50 years ago in October 1973, Syria briefly recaptured the Golan Heights from Israel in fierce fighting around the provincial capital city of

With the new regime in Syria supported by Ankara, and the deployment of Turkish forces, no one in Israel wants to be caught off guard.

Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days, a small group of Syrian Jews recently celebrated a milestone that once seemed unthinkable: a return visit to their home country. Under the auspices of the new Syrian government,

After being closed for the last year and a half for security reasons, Israel’s Mount Hermon ski resort in the Golan Heights will reopen on March 4. Although skiing is unavailable, as the cable lift’s infrastructure was damaged from Hezbollah’s rocket barrages — visitors can enjoy snow activities,

Israel lobbies US to keep Syria weak, decentralised, sources say Israel supports Russia's military presence in Syria, sources say Israel concerned about Turkey's influence in Syria BEIRUT/WASHINGTON,

The war in Israel has made life difficult for the Jewish communities in the country, particularly those that are close to Gaza. However, the war has had far-reaching effects on the entire world: It’s not just Israelis that are feeling the pain,

A Bibas family member calls on Israeli officials to take responsibility for the deaths of hostages in Hamas captivity. Also: life in Kurdish parts of Syria, and why an Australian radio host is out of a job.

Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.

Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence in the country, four sources familiar with the efforts said.

A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon has said that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as tensions simmer between members of the minority group, the war-torn country’s interim government,