A fact-finding committee presented findings on a wave of sectarian killings earlier this year. Human rights experts said the report failed to hold the country’s security establishment accountable.

Jerusalem's military action in Syria both risks a bloodbath in Sweida and weakens the stability of a regime whose collapse could facilitate the resurgence of Iran

President Donald Trump was caught by surprise last week by Israeli actions in Gaza and Syria, and in both instances phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the matter, according to the White House.