Israel has publicly admitted to starting civilian settlement in Syria. It has done so in the form of a supposed cattle ranch located past the border in the slopes of the Golan Heights, called Alot HaShachar and staffed by a civilian organization called Hashomer Hachdash.
The report Israel killed 2 men in S. #yria few days ago is now confirmed. They were IRGC-aligned fighters from the Shiite towns of Nubul & Fuah & were killed after infiltrating area of Hader in Quneitra province.
Israel Katz says: Israel's security doctrine has fundamentally changed. We are not fighting to return to the previous situation. We are fighting to change the reality.T he IDF will remain in security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza for as long as required, with no set timetable for withdrawal.
Hundreds of Syrian families have fled their village of Abdin in Daraa province after Israel launched an illegal ground raid backed with air strikes. Residents say the incursion has fuelled fears of a deeper Israeli military occupation in southern Syria and further escalation along the border
Overnight, Israeli troops in southern Syria came under fire. No injuries. The IDF says troops returned fire, launched mortars in the area, and a helicopter struck an open area in response.
IDF on X: IDF killed Several armed terrorists in the Security Zone in southern Syria. The IDF will continue to operate in the Security Zone in southern Syria in order to remove any threat to Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.
Israeli forces entered the village of Jamlah in the western Daraa countryside with nine military vehicles on Friday and searched civilian homes, according to local sources.
At an IDF officers' graduation ceremony, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said troops will remain in designated security areas in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza "without any time limit" to protect Israeli communities.
Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking at the Federation of Local Authorities annual MUNI EXPO 2026 conference in Expo Tel Aviv, reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to the Druze, stating that Israel will never abandon the Druze in Syria.
U.S.-led coalition drones reportedly carried out multiple strikes in northwest Syria, killing Sami al-Oraydi, a former senior figure in the al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Din network, along with several associates.
Israel will not leave any security zones, not in Gaza, not in Syria, and not in Lebanon. The IDF must be on the other side of the borders of the State of Israel," - Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister, to Israeli Channel 14.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: Anyone who raises a hand against the State of Israel—in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, or anywhere else—knows there is a price to pay. First of all, they lose the land. They lose the home.
Israel Katz: Israel will not withdraw from the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. The IDF will continue to defend our borders and citizens from within the crown of Mount Hermon, the Lebanese mountains, the regions of our country in Samaria, and most of the territory of Gaza