The suspect was tasked to plan a terrorist attack in central Israel, an arson attack on a forest, and transferring weapons to the West Bank.
Reports indicate hundreds of soldiers may be withdrawn, and US forces may move from bases near the Euphrates River to consolidate at one base in eastern Syria.
Israel’s defense spending as a portion of GDP was second-greatest in the world, second only to Ukraine. Israel spent $46.5 billion on defense in 2024, of which $5.7 billion in December alone
This desecration in Damascus, Syria occurring just before Rav Vital’s yahrzeit cannot be dismissed as mere coincidence. This as a deliberate act perpetrated by those who harbor ill will toward Jews.
The backgrounds of these volunteers are very impressive. At the sewing machine, one can find a retired Yad Vashem historian helping a young man fix his torn pants.
Trump said on Truth Social that under the US agreement, they would not allow Iran any enrichment of uranium.
The intelligence files unearthed by the BBC are the first evidence to surface of the Assad regime's detention of Austin Tice, who disappeared near Damascus in 2012.
Syrian officials said that under the plan, some 3,500 foreign fighters, mainly Uyghurs from China and neighboring countries, would join a newly formed unit.
The Hezbollah member had details on the hospital's operations for several years, and there were fears that he leaked hospital data to Israeli intelligence.
The backbone of the army are the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham units that came out of Idlib and had fought Assad’s military for years, as well as units from southern Syria and units linked to Turkey.