Israel bombed the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus as part of a wave of airstrikes aimed at forcing government forces to withdraw from towns near the border. One missile strike on the military headquarters in the capital was captured live on news broadcasts, as warplanes also dropped bombs near the presidential palace.

Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett dismissed allegations that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein worked for Israeli intelligence services, describing the claims from U.S. media figures as being part of “a vicious wave of slander and lies” against Israel.

At least one person was killed and 18 others were injured on Wednesday when the Israeli army launched a new wave of airstrikes on the Syrian capital, Damascus, the Health Ministry said. The state news agency SANA said warplanes carried out strikes on the General Staff Complex and the Presidential Palace, known as Qasr al-Shaab, in the capital.

Bennet’s denial followed recent remarks by right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson, who claimed — without evidence — that Epstein may have been working on behalf of Israeli intelligence

Israel launched airstrikes for a second day on Syrian troops in Sweida amid deadly Druze-Bedouin clashes, sparked by a checkpoint attack on a Druze vendor.

The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks.

Israel’s occupation military unleashed another wave of savage attacks across Gaza on Saturday, killing scores of Palestinians and driving hundreds of thousands further toward starvation, in what rights groups denounce as deliberate collective punishment.

ISRAEL has bombed the hijacked Brit ship Galaxy Leader seized by Houthis in devastating wave of airstrikes. The car carrier was snatched by the terror group when crack troops swooped onto it with

Military says targets in northeastern Beqaa Valley include Radwan unit facilities, where military activity was taking place in 'blatant violation' of November ceasefire