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Will Iran continue to threaten southern Syria after Deraa deal?

For years Israel has been concerned over the possibility of a multi-front war, including a conflict in the north along the Lebanese and Golan border with Syria. Iran will have to tread carefully. 

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian soldiers stand at the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.
A fighter loyal to Syria's president Bashar Assad holds his picture as fellow fighters rest by a Syrian national flag after gaining control of the area in Deir al-Adas, a town south of Damascus

Syrian flag raised in Quneitra on Syrian side of Golan Heights

Pro-Assad forces began pushing last week towards the border area close to the demilitarized zone adjoining the Israeli territory after rebels surrendered large parts of Quneitra province.

|ByREUTERS
Internally displaced people from Deraa province arrive near the Golan Heights in Quneitra, Syria June 29, 2018.

Is southern Syria heading for 'Lebanonization'?

A number of Israeli commentators this week downplayed the significance of these revelations.

|ByJONATHAN SPYER
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman looks at Syria from the Golan Heights

Is southern Syria heading for 'Lebanonization'?

A number of Israeli commentators this week downplayed the significance of these revelations.

|Byjpost.1eye.us STAFF

'Open the borders,' Syrians appeal to Israel calling for intervention

"I wish the Israelis were here to protect these people, under the banner of the United Nations or the Israeli flag ... I do not know how, but the politicians must solve this problem."

JULY 12, 2018ByJONATHAN WEBER ROSEN, REUTERS
Near the Israeli-Syrian border, Syrian's call for Israel's help, July 12, 2018.

Syrian forces reportedly close to seizing Jordan border crossing

The Syrian offensive has swept into swathes of insurgent territory in Deraa province, helped by heavy Russian air strikes.

JULY 6, 2018ByREUTERS
Syrian army soldiers gesture as they pose for a picture in Deraa area, Syria in this handout released on July 4, 2018.

Israel must stop Syrian advance southward

Israel must draw the lessons from the successful Russian intervention in Syria – only to do the exact opposite.

JULY 6, 2018ByHILLEL FRISCH
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are deployed in al-Ghariya al-Gharbiya in Deraa province, Syria in this handout released on June 30, 2018

Fleeing new assault, Syrian family doubts they will ever go home

The battles have pushed more than 270,000 people out of their homes.

JULY 3, 2018ByREUTERS
Mirad Ghababi's children wash their hands outside a tent near the Golan Heights in Quneitra, Syria July 2, 2018.

Report: Israel attacked weapon depots belonging to Assad regime, militias

Syrian opposition media said the explosions were the result of an IDF air strike.

JULY 3, 2018ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV, REUTERS
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in al-Ghariya al-Gharbiya in Deraa province, Syria in this handout released on June 30, 2018

Syrian army advances in southwest offensive

Assad's offensive in the southwest has been backed by air strikes and shelling that have killed 93 civilians since June 19.

JUNE 28, 2018ByREUTERS
Smoke rises from al-Harak town, as seen from Deraa countryside, Syria June 25, 2018.