Israel launched strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs on Thursday, the Syrian defense ministry said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the region pushing for a halt to fighting. The Israeli strikes targeted the central Damascus...

An Israeli strike targeting Syria’s Mediterranean port city of Latakia early on Thursday resulted in fires breaking out there, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fires, SANA added. Syrian state television reported the country’s air...

The Israeli military said it intercepted two drones approaching from Syria on Monday, a day after a drone attack by the Lebanese group Hezbollah on an Israeli military base killed four soldiers. “A short while ago, two UAVs that approached Israeli territory from Syria were successfully...

An Israeli strike hit a road linking Syria and Lebanon Thursday as Israel tries  to cut off supply routes of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah,  a war monitor said. Israel has increased it strikes on Syria since it upped its air raids on what it says are targets of Hezbollah in...