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Mourners gather beside the grave of Muath Salama al-Baeer, a young man with a disability who state media said was killed during an early morning Israeli military incursion, during his funeral in Jamla, in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa province, Syria, October 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Damascus: Targeting civilians violates international law
Syrian man with disabilities shot dead by IDF during overnight raid in buffer zone
By Emanuel Fabian and AP
Army says troops opened fire after suspect kept approaching; residents say Muath Salama al-Baeer had Down syndrome and was unarmed; incident under military review
IDF soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria, February 28, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
UN commission warns Israel may have committed ‘war crimes’ in Syria
Probe finds 49 Syrians, including two children, detained as of June and held in Israel, which slams the investigation and denies any territorial aspirations
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Anti-Zionist protesters outside a New York City synagogue, November 19, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 6, 2026, 11:44 pm
US Congress introduces buffer zone bill meant to protect houses of worship
Bipartisan legislation aims to block protest disruptions to scheduled religious services, comes after caustic rallies outside synagogues
By Luke Tress
An Israeli tank drives through Zawtar al-Sharqiyah village, occupied by Israeli forces, as seen from the southern Lebanon village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, on July 27, 2026. (AP/Mustafa Jamalddine)
July 29, 2026, 4:56 pm
Hezbollah drone hits IDF bulldozer, violating Lebanon truce, IDF says, days ahead of talks
Israel mulling response to attack on unmanned vehicle in buffer zone; IDF decries ‘blatant violation’ as Zamir says army can ‘push deeper’; ahead of Rome talks, Israel said to reject further withdrawals
By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman
This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila and the medieval Beaufort Castle, in the background following an Israeli airstrike on May 31, 2026. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 4:38 pm
Between Beaufort and Beirut, Israel faces narrowing options against Hezbollah
Renewed rocket and drone fire has exposed limits of Israel’s battlefield gains — but with Trump blocking escalation and Lebanon unable to disarm the terror group, there’s no straightforward path ahead
By Nava Freiberg
Anti-Israel protesters assemble outside of Adas Torah, a synagogue in the Pico Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, July 23, 2024. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images and JTA)
March 21, 2026, 6:24 am
California rep. proposes ‘buffer zone’ bill to limit protests near houses of worship
With anti-Israel protesters targeting synagogues, ‘Safe worship bill’ backed by Jewish groups would create 100-foot zone around religious institutions in the state
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An antenna lies amidst debris at the scene of an Israeli strike in Syria's southern Hama governorate, on April 3, 2025. (Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 10:37 am
IDF says several gunmen ‘eliminated’ after firing on troops in southern Syria
Military says troops completed task of confiscating weapons, destroying terror infrastructure; Syrian local government says 9 civilians killed
By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
Israeli military vehicles cross a cement barrier on the border between Israel and the southern Lebanese village of Dhayra, on February 17, 2025 (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
February 18, 2025, 2:59 pm
Welcome to the era of the buffer zone
Whereas, in the past, Israel has semi-occupied adjacent territory, now it’s creating sterilized strips that potentially redefine its borders
By Amir Ben-David
IDF troops operate in the West Bank city of Jenin on January 31, 2025, in this handout photo. (IDF)
February 2, 2025, 2:24 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 2: Day 485 – Pulling out of Gaza, IDF trains its sights on West Bank
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on counter-terrorism operation in Jenin, IDF troops under fire in Syrian buffer zone, newly named IDF head Eyal Zamir, and ‘quiet’ Egyptian border
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli soldier stands guard at the Hermon ski resort, bordering Syria and Lebanon, during a media tour organized by the IDF, January 8, 2025. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
January 8, 2025, 11:44 pm
IDF detains, then releases, French journalist in southern Syria buffer zone
Military says Sylvain Mercadier and his fixer ‘came too close to the soldiers, was questioned and then released,’ as Mercadier says he was humiliated, had his equipment stolen
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Israeli military armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of Quneitra, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)
January 6, 2025, 9:30 pm
In Syria’s Quneitra, frustration at lack of action to end Israeli incursion
Local residents want new government to push out IDF, which it accuses of demolishing homes and orchards; military source says army ‘unaware of incidents’
By AP and ToI Staff
A Syrian man, left, waves a white flag as he approaches Israeli soldiers to speak to them at a position at an abandoned Syrian military base, in Maariyah village near the border with Israel, in southern Syria, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
December 20, 2024, 12:38 am
Villagers in Syria border town claim IDF preventing them from accessing their fields
Resident of Maariyah, in southern Syria, says troops have set up inside abandoned army base and ‘prevented us from moving’; IDF says it is ensuring security of northern border
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the top of the Syrian side of Mount Hermon along with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (right) and other troops, December 17, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
December 17, 2024, 11:16 pm
Atop Syrian Hermon, Netanyahu says Israel to stay until ‘another arrangement’ found
PM stresses strategic importance of the summit following fall of Assad, is joined by Katz who says presence will also deter Syrian rebels from setting sights on Israel
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
A convoy of IDF vehicles approach a United Nations position on the border between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights on December 11, 2024. The Syrian Army Tel Kwdana post can be seen in the background. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 11, 2024, 10:43 pm
France calls on Israel to exit Syria buffer zone as Spain, Germany urge restraint
Paris says IDF presence violates 1974 truce deal, Berlin calls on Syria’s neighbors not to ‘jeopardize’ transition and Madrid stresses need to avoid ‘further escalation’ in region
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The IDF's Paratroopers Brigade is seen entering Syria, in a handout photo issued by the military on December 9, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 10, 2024, 5:55 pm
Qatar, Turkey, Egypt condemn Israel’s activity across Syrian border; US, UK supportive
British FM cites Jerusalem’s ‘legitimate security concerns’; US says Israel’s actions temporary; Ankara, which occupies part of north Syria, slams violation of ‘territorial integrity’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers on the border fence with Syria, near the northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams. December 9, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
December 10, 2024, 4:23 am
UN slams ‘violation’ of 1974 Syria disengagement deal as Israel acts in buffer zone
US defends Israeli decision to fill vacuum after Syrian soldiers fled posts along border, but stresses measure must be temporary; Iran condemns ‘flagrant violation’
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
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