Israel’s military raids and strikes over the past year aiming to carve out a buffer zone in southern Syria have raised tensions, frustrated locals and also appear to have scuttled chances — despite U.

Hezbollah, which suffered withering losses during the conflict with Israel that began in 2023 - including the killing of its longtime chief Hasan Nasrallah and several other senior leaders - has agreed to disarm in southern Lebanon and cede control to the Lebanese army there.

Syria's new government faces accusations of extremism as U.S. mediates complex negotiations between Damascus and Jerusalem authorities.

Israel’s military raids and strikes over the past year aiming to carve out a buffer zone in southern Syria have raised tensions, frustrated locals and also appear to have scuttled chances — despite U.

Nominally, Israel is abiding by a truce in Gaza and is poised to begin a second phase that includes talks on a wider political settlement. To the north, it’s agreed to a ceasefire and negotiations in Lebanon,

Human Rights Watch said Monday that the Israel’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 constitute war crimes. The

Rajji said in the interview that Beirut was holding diplomatic talks to "prevent the expected Israeli attack."