DAMASCUS − Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.

Israel said it has struck chemical weapons stockpiles, and Israeli troops crossed into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 years after an Islamist rebel force seized the capital, Damascus ...

JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Israel aims to impose a "sterile defence zone" in southern Syria that would be enforced without a permanent troop presence, Defence Minister Israel Katz said ...

said police arrested a man who was suspected of plotting to carry out an assassination on Iran’s behalf with a gun and 15 bullets. Iran and Israel have been waging a shadow espionage war for ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

As the shockwaves from the fall of Bashar al Assad's regime continue to be felt in Syria, Israel has been striking military bases in the country. Israeli planes have bombed at least three major ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli ...

Lebanon's official news agency NNA said Israeli forces fired two artillery shells toward the southern Lebanese town of Beit Lif in the Bint Jbeil district, while heavy machine gun fire targeted ...

Israeli warplanes have conducted a number of air strikes in different part of Syria where military sites are located, while ground troops have seized a border buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, destroying the navy, and ...