For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

With Israel entrenching its presence in the south and Syria seeking international breathing room, a low-profile, risk management agreement could emerge

Over the weekend, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took control of the demilitarized buffer zone in Syria that was established as part of a 1974 cease-fire reached between the two hostile countries ...

Syria says ‘will never be threat to anyone in region’ after rocket fire on Israel IDF, Katz blame Syrian regime for attack claimed by shadowy jihadi group named for Hamas commander; Damascus ...

Trump visited three countries in the Middle East in May, and, while in Saudi Arabia, he met Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and reportedly encouraged him to normalise relations with Israel.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that he had order the military to establish a “sterile defense zone" in southern Syria, as Israeli forces seize control of the demilitarized and ...

Syria condemns Israel for fatal strikes on several government buildings in Damascus. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports from Jerusalem.