IDF medics treat 500 Druze in southern Syria Some of the civilians who arrived at the IDF medical facility were evacuated to hospitals inside Israel for further treatment. JNS Staff May 28, 2025
IDF strikes near Syrian presidential palace amid violence against Druze President Ahmed al-Sharaa must "protect the Druze in the suburbs of Damascus from attacks by jihadist rioters," said Defense Minister Israel Katz. Akiva Van Koningsveld May 2, 2025
IDF hits ‘extremist group’ threatening Syrian Druze in warning to new regime "Israel will not allow harm to the Druze community in Syria," stated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. JNS Staff April 30, 2025
How Israel destroyed Assad’s Syrian Navy Dec. 8, 2024: Assad's regime collapses, and Israel fears strategic weapons could fall into jihadist hands. A missile boat flotilla of the Israeli Navy is tasked with destroying the Syrian fleet at the port of Latakia. Akiva Van Koningsveld and Eyal Levi April 20, 2025
IDF chief OKs continued operations in Syria "We entered because Syria fell apart, and therefore, we are holding key positions and are on the frontline to protect ourselves," said Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir. JNS Staff April 20, 2025
Sectarian violence reaches Damascus, targets Alawites Witnesses report masked men disappearing some two dozen men from the minority sect. March 28, 2025
New Syrian regime’s ‘mask has fallen’ The massacre of Alawites highlights the danger of radical Islam’s rise to power, Israeli officials and analysts warn. Yaakov Lappin March 14, 2025
IDF operating ‘day and night’ to destroy arms in Syria The army continues to destroy weapons belonging to the former Assad regime that endanger "the security of the State of Israel and our forces." Feb. 24, 2025
Changes to Syrian curriculum a harbinger of Islamification plans Syrian Education Minister Nazir al-Qadiri had said proposed revisions are limited to “inaccuracies” in Islamic education; a 50-page report reveals that they are far more extensive. JNS Staff Feb. 11, 2025