Golan Heights

Syrian media claims shooting down of Israeli missiles near Golan Heights

Syrian air defense shot down a number of Israeli missiles targeting the south of the country near the Golan Heights, the official Sana news agency said

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Jordan reopens main border crossing with Syria

Jordan reopened its Jaber border crossing with war-torn Syria, a key Middle East trade route, after a three year closure

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IDF ‘intercepts’ Syrian jet in Israeli airspace, spokesperson says

Israel has shot down a Syrian fighter jet in Israeli airspace, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said

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Patriot missile intercepts drone fired from Syria, Israeli army says

The IDF said it fired a Patriot missile and intercepted a drone that was flown from Syrian territory toward the Golan Heights

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Israel targets Syrian military post after shell lands in Golan buffer zone 

The IDF fired on a Syrian military post after a shell fired during fighting between the regime and rebels landed in the buffer zone

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Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria

Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria

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Russia’s dangerous disregard to the growing Iran-Israel war in Syria

Neil Hauer investigates Russia’s contribution to de-escalating tensions between Iran and Israel in Syria, which appears negligible at best, and actively antagonistic at worst

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Israeli air strikes, rockets hit Syria, Syrian army says

The Israeli army carried out air strikes and fired rockets in Syria, causing damage near a "military position," the Syrian army said

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