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Maps of Syria, meeting Trump and Vance: What really happened behind Washington’s doors - analysis

The most important takeaway from Netanyahu’s Washington trip may not have been any single statement or announcement, but that Israel still needs to persuade the US of its position.

JULY 29, 2026|ByIDAN KWELLER

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) arrives to receive UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026

Sharaa: Syria working to reach security deal with Israel, will not give up on Golan Heights claim

Additionally, Syria has no intention of intervening militarily in Lebanon, although Syria is discussing ways to help overcome the crisis there with the Lebanese government.

JULY 26, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) clears minefields with the assistance of sappers from 4M Defense Mine Solutions in the northern Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 28, 2026.

Reporter’s Notebook: The threat along Syrian buffer zone is far from over for Israel

For now, there appears to be little appetite to withdraw from the buffer zone, largely because of lingering questions over whether Syria’s new president is truly capable of controlling the country.

JULY 2, 2026|ByAMICHAI STEIN

IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

IDF kills PIJ terrorists on Lebanon-Syria border as groups continue trying to smuggle weapons

Israel, with the help of Syria's new government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, has succeeded at blocking much of the cross-border Lebanon-Syria weapons smuggling activities.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Tensions in the Middle East escalate; Israel is ready to protect its borders

FEBRUARY 10, 2018BySLAVICA MILOSEVIC

Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' following Israeli airstrike

Israeli jets destroyed Assad regime SA-5 anti-aircraft battery after it fired on Israeli reconnaissance planes.

OCTOBER 16, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli airforce pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.

Iran in Syria

Israel has proven its readiness to act in Syria over the last five years. It may need to continue doing so.

AUGUST 28, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Hezbollah fighter walk near a military tank in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017.

Trump aide: Israel was part of Syria cease-fire talks

A national security adviser said the administration had successfully brokered a ceasefire agreement by cooperating with Moscow and "with Israel, with Jordan involved."

JULY 14, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER

A general view shows Baath city, bordering the Israeli Golan Heights, Syria June 24, 2017.

Behind the smoke screen of Israeli-Syrian rebel links

The concern for Israel is that one day the stalemate on the Golan will change.

JULY 6, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

The Syrian area of Quneitra is seen in the background as an out-of-commission Israeli tank parks on a hill, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, in the Golan Heights.

Israeli Defense Minister to Syria: 'Don't test us'

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had stern words for Syria after spillover from the Syrian Civil war landed in Israeli territory for the fifth time in one week.

JULY 2, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM

IDF tanks are seen along the Golan Heights border with Syria

Can Israel continue to keep its distance from the Syria chaos?

The increased tempo of Israeli attacks against Assad regime targets mark a more assertive, and overt, Syria policy on behalf of Israel.

JUNE 26, 2017ByADAM HOFFMAN

Knesset panel tells government: Pay Nahariya hospital for treating Syrians

“Various parties knew how to take credit for the humanitarian decision to absorb the wounded from the war in Syria, but the matter of paying for the treatment has fallen between the cracks.”

JUNE 6, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH