Prisoners were protesting an unannounced cell search for Islamic Jihad-affiliated prisoners, where seized contraband included weapons, cellphones, SIM cards and banned written material
Although Iran’s economic situation and its involvement in the war in Yemen has led it to reduce its presence in Syria, it has not given up its desire to solidify its control there
Erik Prince, ex-Navy SEAL and brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, is offering Trump a way to both safeguard allies and pull troops out of the Mideast. Will he agree?
Sunday's escalation in Damascus shows what happens when the two global powers' inaction create a vacuum in the Middle East
Benny Morris is convinced that what prevailed in the past will also exist in the future. As a historian, he should know this isn’t the case, not forever
Gen. Aziz Nassirzadeh as saying that the Air Force’s 'young generation are impatient and ready for a fight against the Zionist regime to wipe it off the Earth'
The bloc's foreign ministers slap travel bans and asset freezes on nine people blamed for a nerve agent attack in Britain and a Syrian research center for chemical weapons
Smaller EU states taking a much tougher stance on Tehran
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the blast targeted a convoy of the U.S.-led coalition and U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters
Missile fired at Israel was launched by Iranians in Syria, military says ■ Russia: 4 Syrian soldiers killed, 30 Israeli missiles destroyed ■ Watchdog: 11 killed ■ Israel says targets include arms depot, Iranian training site
According to a senior Malian official, Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maga is planning a visit to Israel. This comes on the same day when 10 Chadian soldiers were killed in Mali after Israel renewed relations with Chad
Israel says 15-year-old girl can’t leave Gaza for tests 'until her brothers return,' and her story is no exception
Comments come a day after U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture the town of Hajin, the largest urban area controlled by ISIS in the enclave
Nadav Argaman says the country in question will intervene via cybertechnology, though it's unclear in favor of whom
Army releases sound recordings of the incident
The electronics company did not name the country it has signed the deal with, but said the contract will be carried out over the next six years
President Arif Alvi says Pakistan support Palestinians because they have faced 'unprecedented atrocities' like Kashmir
'Elements of U.S. administration are saying different things,' Turkish president tells lawmakers, after Trump aide said Syria pullout was conditioned on Turkey ensuring the safety of Kurdish fighters
The strike in the Damascus area was likely aimed at a specific target such as Iranian weapons depots, but it has a wider geopolitical context ■ Netanyahu is reverse-engineering facts on Hezbollah tunnels ahead of elections
Trump pulls rug from under his own generals ■ An Israeli expert on Russia lays out Putin's strategic reasoning in Syria
The pro-Assad axis saw great strategic success in 2018 – but Tehran has also suffered failures ■ The state of the Israeli army's ground forces is a divisive issue Netanyahu will have to address
There is no wall or fence separating the Israeli and Lebanese forces where the demolition is going on. All it would take is one antsy Lebanese soldier to spark a fire that would be hard to extinguish
Israel plans to use the recent revelations on the diplomatic front
The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of a 1987 nuclear arms control treaty
Beirut and Tehran shouldn't be surprised if Trump backs Israel
Source in Damascus says Israeli planes operated in Lebanon's south after 'stalking this region several times last week'
IDF is disturbed by Hezbollah honing its skills in the Syria war and sending some of its units back to Lebanon. Over the border, the Lebanese are increasingly suspicious of Israel, and their wariness is turning into threats
Israel is worried about a repeat of Libya, but 10 times worse with the fall of the Saudi regime flooding the Middle East with advanced weapons
Israel has denied any connection to fighting there since it broke out seven years ago
Hamas believes that what worked for police chief Khalfan in Dubai can work here, in an era when information flows online at a much faster speed ■ The goal is transparent: to extract information from the Israeli public
The strategic blunder caused by the plane's downing is far from over ■ Does the Israeli public agree with Bennett that lawyers are limiting the army's operations? ■ What the army warned about Culture Minister Miri Regev
Playing chess with Hezbollah is one thing. Trying to figure out what Putin wants, in Syria and perhaps also in Lebanon, even as Hezbollah is trying to manufacture weapons there, is a completely different challenge
Trump pledged not to whitewash Khashoggi's murder, and now it seems the CIA’s report will make it hard for him to be satisfied with the Saudis’ response ■ King Salman will have to consider his own son’s future
Tightening Israel-China ties have not yet reached Trump's desk, but one U.S. official warns he will not take to it kindly
The immediate question that arises is, why was the operation carried out now, hours after Netanyahu said he wanted to avoid war ■ Despite the casualties on both sides, the night's events are unlikely to lead to a large-scale operation in Gaza
'Thirteen drones moved according to common combat battle deployment,' deputy defense minister says, noting that drones switched to manual guidance upon encountering Russian electronic countermeasures
Putin didn't like Israel's strikes after Assad retook southern Syria. The spy plane incident provided him with tools to shape a new strategic reality
Hamas cells cross into Israel at night and the airborne firebombs are still being launched, but the real time bomb is the infrastructure crisis in Gaza
Tzachi Hanegbi said: 'You know that we have stealth fighters, the best planes in the world. These batteries are not even able to detect them'
What exactly happened over Syria's skies, play-by-play ■ Israel hopes Russia will ultimately forgive the downing of its plane, but much of it depends on Trump
'The work was finished a day ago', Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu tells Putin ■ Syria warned Israel that missiles will make it 'think twice' before striking ■ Iranians reportedly vacate T-4 base to make room for Russians transferring missiles
Monday’s incident near Latakia, in which 15 Russian soldiers were killed in a downed plane, might see Russia toughen its stance toward Israel and curtail the air force’s freedom of action in Syria
Airstrike attributed to Israel and threats made by its leaders suggest Israel may respond to any danger – even if it means deviating from deals made with Moscow
'It seems Iran has been turning Iraq into its forward missile base,' a Western source says
Something strange was definitely in the air over Syria on Monday night, with British and French forces both reportedly present – but Israel may now have to lay low for a while and let Russian pride recover
Responding to reports about Iranian ballistic missile deployment in Iraq, Defense Minister Lieberman says 'we retain total freedom of action, will not limit ourselves to Syria'
The effects of the revolution, including the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the ensuing hostage crisis, have reverberated through decades of tense relations between Tehran and Washington
