Israeli strike on Syria

An Israeli flag is seen placed on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights on May 10, 2018.( AFP PHOTO / JALAA MAREY)

May 10, 2018, 7:14 pm

Israel has the upper hand over Iran in Syria, but the ayatollahs won’t give up

Humiliated overnight, Tehran has the proven potential to stir up trouble via Hezbollah, in Gaza, and through terrorism

By David Horovitz

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (center left) attended a toast with IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot (center Right) and the General Staff Forum on the occasion of the State of Israel's 70th Independence Day, on April 22, 2018. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)

April 22, 2018, 8:50 pm

PM says Zarif’s ‘moderate’ talk belied by the fact of Iran’s military aggression

Responding to Iranian FM Zarif, who said he doesn't foresee war with Israel, Netanyahu says Iran is 'advancing an army ... with the stated aim of destroying Israel'

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

April 17, 2018, 1:34 am

Israel ‘more powerful’ than ever, says PM, responding to Iran threats

After Tehran warns Israel will 'regret' alleged raid on its base in Syria, Netanyahu says Jewish people will 'defend ourselves against any threat'

By TOI staff

Iranian pro-government supporters burn the Israeli and US flags during a rally Mashhad in support of the regime after authorities declared the end of the recent protests, on January 4, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tasnim News/Nima Najafzadeh)

April 11, 2018, 7:10 pm

After airstrike in Syria, an Israeli proxy war with Iran looms

Jerusalem continues to thwart Tehran's efforts to entrench itself in Syria, and analysts are predicting the 'worst war the region has seen in decades'

By Raphael Ahren

IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot (L) attends a briefing with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (R) in response to the escalation of tensions along the northern border on February 10, 2018. (Ariel Harmoni/Defense Ministry)

February 11, 2018, 1:22 pm

Netanyahu: Israeli strikes dealt ‘serious blow’ to Iran, Syria

After exchanges of fire on northern border, PM tells ministers Israel will 'continue to strike back at any attempt to harm us'

By TOI staff and AP

A picture taken in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel on February 10, 2018, shows bomb experts inspecting debris. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)

February 11, 2018, 11:10 am

Minister: Iran will need ‘time to digest’ how Israel hit covert military sites

Israel Katz says Jewish state not seeking fight on northern border, indicates raids likely caught Tehran by surprise

By TOI staff and Agencies

Illustrative: Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly over Jerusalem during celebrations marking Israel's 69th Independence Day on May 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)

September 22, 2017, 9:50 am

Israeli jets reportedly strike weapons depot outside Damascus

No casualties as three separate airstrikes target area known to be a Hezbollah stronghold; Israel, Syria mum on alleged attack

By TOI staff

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad are seen during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP/Nikolai Petrov, BelTA)

September 15, 2017, 9:47 am

Under the radar, Belarus seen quietly helping Assad boost missile program

Analyst Ronen Solomon links Minsk to Syrian military facility allegedly bombed by Israel this month

By Judah Ari Gross

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman lays a wreath at a monument commemorating the contributions of Bedouin soldiers to Israel's security in the Galilee on September 11, 2017. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

September 11, 2017, 10:24 pm

After alleged Israeli airstrike, Liberman warns Syria: ‘Don’t test us’

As Syrian official threatens that Israel will 'pay heavy price,' defense minister says things will end very badly for Damascus

By Judah Ari Gross

Israeli satellite images show results of an airstrike attributed to the IDF on a Syrian military weapons development base on September 7, 2017. (ImageSat International)

September 10, 2017, 4:19 pm

Israeli satellite images show damage to Syrian weapons facility

New pictures show impact, geo-strategic sensitivity of airstrike attributed to Israel on an Assad regime site where chemical weapons, missiles said produced

By Judah Ari Gross

One of Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets flies alongside an F-16 on its maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

September 10, 2017, 3:20 pm

Israeli jets said to cause sonic boom over Lebanon

Report comes a day after Beirut complained to the UN that IDF planes violated its airspace in raid on Syrian missile plant

By TOI staff and AP

Satellite image of a CERS facility near Masyaf reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight Wednesday, September 7, 2017 (screen capture: Google Earth)

September 8, 2017, 4:54 pm

Why Russia may not respond to the alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria

Moscow may well turn a blind eye to attack on Assad's chemical weapons depot; the Syrians and Iranians might want to pause too

By Avi Issacharoff

Syrian President Bashar Assad climbing into the cockpit of a Russian SU-35 fighter jet as he inspects the Russian Hmeimim air base in the province of Latakia, Syria, June 27, 2017 (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)

September 7, 2017, 9:03 pm

The trouble with bombing a murderous dictator: Guessing how he’ll react

Analysts assume Syria and Hezbollah won't retaliate against an alleged IDF airstrike in Hama, but say Israel should get ready just in case

By Judah Ari Gross

A poster bearing an image of Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is seen in Damascus on September 7, 2017. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

September 7, 2017, 6:07 pm

With alleged airstrike, Israel punctuates opposition to Syria ceasefire pact

Bombing of Syrian precision missile, chemical weapons facility sends clear message to world: We'll take action when necessary, no matter what

By Judah Ari Gross

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

July 8, 2017, 4:47 am

Israel, Jordan part of new US-Russia Syria ceasefire deal

Washington and Moscow finalize accord on cessation of hostilities in country’s southwest, with nod from Jerusalem, Amman

By Josh Lederman, Vivian Salama and Ken Thomas