Airstrike on Damascus: here's what we know
An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. An Israeli airstrike on …
Israel and Syria
Israel destroys ‘flying object’ sent from Syria
The Israeli army said late Sunday that it destroyed an "unidentified flying object" that had entered Israeli airspace from Syria. Israel …
Israel carries out missile strike near Syria’s Hader
Syria says Israel has carried out a missile attack at various targets on the outskirts of Syria’s southwestern city of Quneitra. Syria’s official news agency SANA, citing a military source, reported that several Israeli …
Israel strikes Syria in response to anti-aircraft fire
The Israeli military said it attacked missile batteries in Syria on Wednesday after an anti-aircraft missile was fired towards Israel during what Syrian state television reported was an earlier strike around Damascus. A military …
Israeli air strike at Damascus could have affected passenger plane
An Airbus-320 with 172 passengers on board could have been targeted by Syrian missile defense systems because of Israel's air strikes at Damascus suburbs, official spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov …
Two people killed in Israeli attack on Syria
Two people were killed and a number of people were injured in an Israeli attack on Syria, Syrian state media said. Israel attacked Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria today in what it said was retaliation for rockets fired …
Israel confirms it striked Syrian targets
Israeli aircraft struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, in what it described as a retaliatory attack. "In response to the rockets fired by an Iranian force from Syrian …
Syria thwartes Israeli missile attack
Syrian Air Defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Tal al-Hara in southern Syria and shot down a number of them, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. Located in Daraa Governorate, Tal al-Hara is considered as a strategic hill …
Lavrov: Russia’s stance on inadmissibility of Israeli shelling of Syria unchanged
Russia proceeds from the need for rigorous respect for Syria’s sovereignty and the inadmissibility of Israeli shelling of Syria’s territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Egypt’s Al-Ahram …
Rouhani: Trump's decision on Golan Heights violates international law
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel and said the move was against international law. "No one could imagine …
Damascus threatens to strike Tel Aviv
Syria might respond to an Israeli airstrike on Damascus Airport with a symmetric strike on Tel Aviv Airport, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Mission to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari said. Speaking at a UN …
Netanyahu: Israel to prevent Iran presence in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country’s policy is geared not to let Iran establish itself in Syria. "Our policy is unchanged: to undermine the establishment of Iran in Syria and to …
Netanyahu confirms Israeli strikes on targets in Syria in last 36 hours
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Sunday that Israel had attacked targets in Syria over the last 36 hours. "Over the last 36 hours, the Israeli Air Force delivered strikes on targets in …
Syria shoots downs 'most of Israeli missiles' fired towards Damascus
Syrian air defenses have managed to destroy most of the missiles fired by Israeli warplanes toward the capital Damascus, Press TV reported citing Syrian state media. “The results of the aggression so far were limited to a strike …
Lieberman: Israel to continue operations in Syria
Tel Aviv wasn't "happy" about the S-300s deliveries to Syria, but it could not give up on its military operations in the country, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, commenting on the Russian Defense …
Israeli strikes on Syria kill two dozen foreign fighters
At least 21 foreign fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Syria this week, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "At least 27 pro-regime fighters were killed" in Thursday's strikes, …
Israel carried out missile attack on Syrian base
Israeli aircraft carried out an attack on an airbase in Syria early Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Russia said two Israeli planes attacked the Al Tiyas, or T-4, military base from Lebanese airspace before dawn. According to …
Israel destroys half of Syrian Air Defenses - source
Israel estimates that it destroyed nearly half of Syria's air defense system in a retaliatory air force sortie after one of its F-16 fighter jets was shot down by a Syrian missile, according to a military assessment provided to local news …
Bogdanov: Russia urges Israel and Syria to avoid escalation of tensions
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Russia urges to avoid the escalation of tensions in the region after Israel's strikes on Syria. "We call on everyone to be calm, to prevent a very …
Israel closes part of its airspace for flights
The aviation authorities of Israel have informed that although the airspace is closed for flights in a considerable part of the country, the latter’s main airport is operating normally, despite the incident with the Iranian drone and the …
