Israeli-Syrian border

Reservists grow frustrated with chasing civilians over Syrian border, using up time, resources

"It's absurd that we're stopping our lives for this," one reserve soldier serving in the Syria sector said. 

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.
View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

IDF locates three Israelis who crossed border into Syria, transfers them to police for questioning

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone

Illustrative: Workers from the Israel Electric Corporation repair power lines damaged by a rocket fired by Hezbollah into Moshav Netu’a near the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 8, 2026.

Israel Electric Corporation connects 12 IDF outposts on Syrian border to national grid


Two Israelis caught by IDF after crossing Syria border, as Syria reports military raid in Quneitra

According to the military, troops dispatched to the Hermon located the two, returned them to Israeli territory, and transferred them to police.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

IDF nearly strikes right-wing Israeli activists mistaken for terrorists near Syrian border - report

Military observers halted an airstrike moments before it launched to hit five Israeli activists near Mount Hermon after realizing the suspected infiltrators were activists with HaBashan Pioneers.

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.

Israeli settler group crosses Syria border again, spends night on Mount Hermon

Following their activities earlier this week, a group of activists once again climbed into the Mount Hermon area, in the newly controlled areas under IDF authority beyond the official border line.

A member of the HaBashan Pioneers movement puts on tefillin on Mount Hermon, July 9, 2026.

IDF catches ten Israeli civilians who crossed Israel-Syria border

IDF soldiers operating in the area returned the civilians from Syrian to Israeli territory, before transferring them to the Israel Police.

VIEW OF the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

IDF brings Syrian child across border into Israel for emergency medical care

The child was brought across the border in an IDF emergency medical vehicle in serious condition, according to United Hatzalah medics who provided emergency medical care at the scene. 

REPRESENTATIVES FROM the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Magen David Adom, and COGAT at the delivery of ambulances at the Syrian border.

Trump aims for Middle East recalibration with Syria, Saudi Arabia at the center - analysis

US President Donald Trump met Syrian and Saudi Arabian leaders, two key players in his plan for peace in the Middle East.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/

World Jewish Congress president Ron Lauder and al-Sharaa discuss impasse in Syria-Israel talks

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met World Jewish Congress head Ronald Lauder in New York to discuss stalled Syrian-Israeli negotiations, though no deal was announced.

Syrian President Al-Sharaa met with the president of the World Jewish Congress.

Sharaa's treatment of minorities does not bode well for Middle East stability - opinion

Protecting Syria’s minorities is not just a humanitarian duty but a strategic necessity for Israel and its allies in shaping a post-war Middle East.

People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

IDF's new strategy: All borders must have buffer zones, defense achieved through offense

Unlike before October 7, the Israeli military decided it would achieve most of its defensive needs by preemptive offense going forward.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

'We are witnessing terrible atrocities,' Israeli Druze says from within Syria - N12

"The minute we see terrorists going into hospitals and murdering children and patients, we cannot stand idle," Fares Alawi told the Israeli news site.

 Israeli Druze cross the border to check on their family members in Syria, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, in Majdal Shams, near the ceasefire line between the Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025.