State Oil Company (SOCAR) is set to increase its involvement in Israel's energy industry. Sources have informed Globes that SOCAR, as the operator in a consortium with British Petroleum (BP) and Yitzhak Tshuva's NewMed Energy to search for gas in Block I in the northwest of Israel's economic waters,

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi says he welcomes Israeli support to protect Kurdish achievements, as regional tensions and security challenges persist.

Hamas said on Saturday that it rejected Israel's "formulation" of extending the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, on the day the first stage of the deal was set to expire.

Jerusalem said to have told Washington that Damascus's new Islamist rulers, backed by Turkey, pose a threat to Israel's borders

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON - Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence in the country,

Turkish and British officials will discuss Syria's future during a meeting in Ankara on Monday, with security, sanctions and economic development on the agenda, Turkish foreign ministry source says

Israeli officials have expressed deep concerns regarding Syria’s new leadership, which has received support from Turkey.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently dispatched his military secretary, Roman Gofman, to Moscow for high-level talks.

Israeli officials believe that Syria's Ankara-backed new Islamist rulers pose a threat to the Jewish state's borders

Israel is lobbying the United States to maintain a decentralized Syria to counter Turkey's influence. By supporting Russia's military presence, Israel aims to prevent Turkey-backed Islamists from threatening its borders.

Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to

Turkish and British officials will discuss Syria's future during a meeting in Ankara on Monday, with security, sanctions and economic development on the agenda, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Sunday.