Middle East / Levant

U.S. troops will remain in Syria as long as necessary to "make sure that defense of Israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured."

An anonymous official also insisted that the US will continue to be “very supportive” of Israeli airstrikes against Iran in Syria.

El-Sisi was blamed for the 2013 massacre of close to 1,000 Morsi supporters.

The Iranian regime has launched ballistic missiles numerous times since UNSCR 2231 was adopted and continues to do so, Pompeo said.

I didn’t like the fact that they’re selling the small oil they have, to Iran. And we asked them not to sell it to Iran.... I'm not happy about that at all."

Hezbollah and the Iranian banks are being sued for a total of $50 million in compensatory damages, plus unspecified punitive damages.

The ‘Gates of Fire’ battalion will serve under the IDF ‘Baram’ Brigade that guards the region.

The false killer whale has been known to approach and offer fish it has caught to humans diving or boating.

Pompeo: "President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria “in no way changes anything that this administration is working on, alongside Israel."

It's not at all clear whether Netanyahu introduced the US president to the idea of a 120-day pullout or merely added his voice to others around Trump who counseled a more patient pullout.

“It’s not hard to imagine what would have happened if hundreds of Hezbollah operatives had entered [Israel from Lebanon] through underground attack tunnels."

"The victory of the Palestinian people has not meant being able to establish a government in Tel Aviv ..."

Lindsey Graham: “Slow this down. Make sure that we get it right. Make sure ISIS never comes back. Don’t turn Syria over to the Iranians. That’s a nightmare for Israel."

Jordan’s trade union painted the Israeli flag on the floor at the entrance to its headquarters and invited passersby to step on it.

The IDF holds the Lebanese government responsible for the digging of the tunnels and the ramifications of those activities.

Senior Russian commanders on the ground in Syria actually admire the IDF and its aggressive style – as long as the IDF does not shoot down Ilyushin planes, of course.

Here's the troublesome point: Israel has not complained about the American withdrawal from Syria, not publicly, anyway.

Israel is “not prepared to accept the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria which is directed against us."

Operation Northern Shield is continuing apace along the Lebanese border.

The Hezbollah leaders were on their way to a conference in Iran

An arsenal of Iranian Fajr-5 missiles was reportedly being stored in at least one of the weapons warehouses..

“They are allies and I hope that they will win in their battle against the Turks."

Multiple weapons depots belonging to pro-Iranian militias were hit, according to a local source.

“An air defense system was launched against an anti-aircraft missile launched from Syria. There were no injuries."

This week, President Trump's other friend in the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called President Erdogan an “anti-Semitic dictator.”

The buffer zone between Israel and Syria is about 50 miles long, and between 0.3 and 6 miles wide.

The two men agreed to coordinate in order to prevent formation of a power vacuum as U.S. troops are drawn down from Syria.

"There has been an improvement. Erdogan used to attack me every two hours and now it is every six hours."

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday welcomed President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying the US military presence in the Middle East fuels insecurity in the region.

Also, on Friday, four rioters were killed in clashes with IDF forces at the Gaza border. At least 40 were injured.