Netanyahu's government dealt major blow in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a major political blow overnight as a key governing partner announced it was quitting his coalition government, leaving him with a minority in parliament as the country faces a litany of...

What we know about Israel's strikes on Syria this week

Israel has bombed Syrian government sites and other targets since Monday, saying it was seeking to defend the Druze minority after bloody sectarian clashes in southern Syria. Technically at war with Syria for decades, Israel has said it would not...

Israel hits Syria's military HQ and near presidential palace

The Israeli army said Wednesday it struck the entrance to the Syrian military's headquarters in Damascus. Reuters news agency reported, citing Syrian security sources, that at least two drone strikes hit the Syrian Defense Ministry building....

Israel 'INVADED': Dozens Storm Border, Riots Erupt | IDF Fires Tear Gas, Heavy Fighting In Syria

Israel Hits Military Tanks in Syria After Druze-Bedouin Clashes Kill Nearly 100 Israel confirmed striking military tanks in Sweida, southern Syria, on Monday. This comes after deadly weekend clashes in Sweida between Bedouin tribes and Druze...

If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry: Humor as a sign of resilience in Israel - opinion

Official says Gaza deal ‘more likely than not,’ as Israel said to retract pullback demands

A hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is “more likely than not,” a senior Israeli official said Wednesday, as two sources involved in the mediating efforts told The Times of Israel that a window to reach a deal within days has opened after...

Israel Strikes Syrian Military Headquarters in Damascus

As reported by The Times of Israel and Al Jazeera Israel carried out a missile strike on the military headquarters of the Syrian armed forces, as well as in the area of the presidential palace in Damascus. This information was confirmed by...

Israel warns Syria: withdraw forces or face escalation

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning to the Syrian government on Wednesday, threatening to escalate military action in southern Syria if Damascus continues operations in Druze-majority areas. “The pace of strikes in Syria...

Flamingos spend summer in Israel for first time

These are the pink flamingos, and this spectacular bird is a migratory species. Traditionally, flamingos migrate to warmer climates for the winter and return to their breeding grounds during the spring. Israel is no stranger to hot summers, and...

3 killed as Israel bombs Syrian Defence Ministry, near presidential palace

‘Stop Spreading Lies’: Israel Rips UN Over Undistributed Gaza Aid

Israel on Tuesday called out the United Nations for whining about the lack of aid entering Gaza, while simultaneously leaving pallets upon pallets of aid, already within Gaza, undistributed. The Coordination of Government Activities in the...

Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus, intervening in clashes between Syrian troops and Druze religious minority

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Syrian Defence Ministry, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (SANA via AP) DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials...

Israel war sabotaged diplomacy, but the US can revive it

By Abbas Araghchi Foreign Minister of Iran In only five meetings over nine weeks, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and I achieved more than I did in four years of nuclear negotiations with the failed Biden administration. We were on the cusp of a...

Fox News interrupts show for breaking news alert - as Israel turns back on Rubio

Fox News halted their broadcast to deliver the breaking news that Israel has conducted airstrikes on the Syrian capital following Marco Rubio's pleas for "the fighting to stop." Fox News anchors paused their regular programming to announce that...

Israel Strikes Syrian Capital

Explosions rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday as Israel ramped up attacks on its northern neighbor. Israeli military strikes targeted the Syrian Defense Ministry’s headquarters and the presidential palace following a wave of...

Israel attacks Syrian military near Suwayda

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it continued to attack the Syrian government's military targets to prevent reinforcements from being sent to the Suwayda area in southern Syria, Azernews reports. "Over the past 24 hours, Air...

In 2nd round of strikes, Israel hits Syrian defence ministry in Damascus over violence against Druze

In the second round of airstrikes in Syrian capital Damascus, Israel hit the defence ministry on Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, Israel had struck the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus in what it dubbed a message to Syrian leader Ahmed...

Khamenei hails fight against US, its 'dog on leash' Israel; issues fresh warning to 'attackers'

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday (July 16) took a sharp jab at the United States and Israel, praising the fight against Washington and what he called its “dog on a leash” Israel as “praiseworthy.” He accused Israel of...

Israel hits Syrian presidential palace area, destroys parts of army HQ

DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian presidential palace area and destroyed parts of the Syrian Army General Command headquarters in the capital Damascus in an intensified attack on Wednesday, according to local media...

Holding Israel accountable isn’t antisemitic — harming Jews is

(RNS) — As the leader of an organization of rabbis and cantors, I hear from members nearly every day about synagogues vandalized, bomb threats called in during services, visible Jews harassed on the street and hateful comments online and off. In...