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Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah

The Syrian minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on his first stop, and then headed for a meeting with the parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.
A person clicks a photo of Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad as he announces the names of 70 lawmakers appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to a transitional parliament, in Damascus, Syria, July 1, 2026

Syria forms first post-Assad parliament to kickstart new era of 'managed democracy'

The IDF's Lavi Hummer in an undated photograph

IDF unveils upgraded Hummer, featuring 'first of its kind' turbo system

A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on February 16, 2026.

Does Hezbollah fear Syria’s new government amid Iran tensions? - analysis


Analysis: Long-term prospect for Syria remains bleak

Leading Israeli analysts are not optimistic that the cease-fire will hold over the long run or lead to a peaceful political settlement of the war.

A Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighter walks near graves of fellow fighters during a visit to a YPG graveyard in Qamishli, Syria

US, Russia clinch deal seeking to end Syrian civil war

The deal followed talks that stretched late into Friday night and several failed attempts to hammer out a deal over the past two weeks.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

'Iran, aided by proxy terrorist groups, biggest existential threat to Israel'

Terrorism wave in Jerusalem on the decline, says Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee chair.

Iran launches missile from undisclosed location

Report: IDF attacked Hezbollah convoy in Syria

The convoy was reported to be transferring weapons in the Damascus area.

A Hezbollah member carries his weapon on top of a building in Bekaa Valley

Report: Israeli Air Force attacked Syrian weapons facility over weekend

The report added that Syrian defense systems identified Israeli aircraft within their airspace but refrained from firing.

US-made F-16 fighter jets in action.

IDF tank used in 1982 battle in Lebanon, famous for MIAs, to be returned by Russia

News of the tank’s return comes ahead of Netanyahu’s scheduled visit to Moscow in two weeks.

Ex-Israeli ERA-armored M48 tank. Tank was captured during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.

'First signs of new cold war emerging in Syria,' former senior IDF commander warns

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Noam Tibon, former head of Northern Formation, calls on powers to divide Syria, Iraq into smaller ethnic states.

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Noam Tibon

Senior Israeli official: Chemical weapons capability for ISIS is a red line

There have been multiple reports of ISIS using chemical weapons in battle in Syria.

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

'Hezbollah still far from realizing its goal of attacking Israel from Syria'

Too soon to know if Shi'ite axis is on march to victory in Syria, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror tell 'Post.'

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day

Syrian opposition: IAF struck Hezbollah, regime targets near Syria-Lebanon border

The sources claimed that the attack killed 13 Syrian troops and Hezbollah fighters.

An IAF F-15I fighter jet