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Footage of missile interception over central Israel after Yemen fired a projectile toward the country, December 19, 2024

Houthis fire projectile at Israel, reports of retaliatory strikes in Yemen's capital

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A HANUKKIAH is lit on the eighth night of Hanukkah, last year. The flickering flames serve as a poignant reminder of resilience and faith, says the writer.

Syria, take note from the Maccabees: Even the greatest victories can unravel

By ELI FEDERMAN

CHILDREN HOLD flags next to a sculpture of Druze warrior Sultan Pasha al-Atrash after Syrian rebels announced the ousting of president Bashar Assad, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, earlier this month.

Iran's declining power opens door for US, Israel to support Iranian people seeking change

By FARHAD REZAEI

AN IDF APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line last week. Less than 24 hours after Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi conceded that Assad’s regime had fallen to rebels, the IDF announced it had moved troops into the buffer zone, the writer notes.

Israel faces a once-in-a-lifetime chance in Syria - it would be a shame to miss it

By HARLEY LIPPMAN

A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Avoiding past mistakes: Seven key concerns about the Islamist approach in Syria

By MOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA

A DRONE view shows Damascus city at night, after the ousting of Bashar Assad, in Syria, earlier this week. Israel took immediate steps to prevent instruments of war from falling into enemy hands, the writer explains.

Israel's preemptive actions in Syria: Lessons from Churchill's World War II strategy

By SHLOMO SLONIM

PEOPLE CELEBRATE the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, in Sednaya, Syria, this week. The spectacular collapse of the Assad regime has introduced both uncertainty and opportunity, the writer notes.

In Syria’s Sednaya prison, waiting for loved ones: Many missing, many dead

By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar during a situational assessment on Mount Hermon. December 17, 2024.

IDF avoiding striking Syria where American Austin Tice may be

By Walla!

Pages from an abandoned Syrian army booklets left by Bashar al-Assad's fleeing forces, photos taken in December 2024.

'Post' unveils Syrian army logs documenting final days of Assad regime

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , OHAD MERLIN

Iran's Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani speaks at the United Nations Security Council meeting, following a ballistic missile attack on Israel, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2024.

Iran’s self-delusion: Tehran scrambles to fix Syria ties after Assad's fall

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a graduation ceremony for armed forces officers at the Imam Ali academy in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2023

Khamenei: After Syria developments, Israel 'gravely mistaken' thinking uprising over

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PEOPLE LOOKING for their relatives at Sednaya Prison, where thousands of people were said to be detained and tortured by the Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, in December 2024.

Israel has the chance to help reshape Syria and form stable ties

By Gil Murciano

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left), (illustrative).

Israel, Turkey trade barbs over Syrian occupation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a situational assessment on Mount Hermon. December 17, 2024.

Netanyahu: IDF to remain on Mt. Hermon until 'another arrangement' found

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Eli Cohen.

Eli Cohen: Who was the Israeli spy who infiltrated Syria in the 1960s?

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left), Turkish Intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin (center), and interim Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad al-Bashir (right) (illustrative).

New Syrian transitional government meets with European, UN officials

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Druze people from Israel and Syria use speakers and microphones to communicate across the Syrian-Israel border. July 30, 2024.

Syrian Druze offered Israel help in war, former minister says

By Walla!

Reading a torah scroll

Torah Scroll rescued from ancient Syrian synagogue to be returned

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF