Syria's foreign minister met Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in Paris on Tuesday to discuss security arrangements in southern Syria, two Syrian sources familiar with the meeting said. Syrian and Israeli officials have been conducting U.

No comment from Israel on Paris talks between PM's top aide Dermer, Syrian FM; US official says Trump administration backs 'any efforts that will bring lasting stability and peace'

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

The United States is seeking to construct a humanitarian corridor for Israel to cut through Syrian territory and connect with the embattled Druze community.

The Israeli army said Wednesday that four soldiers were lightly wounded when munitions exploded during a military operation in southern Syria. “During IDF (army) activity in southern Syria, a munition exploded in the area. As a result, four soldiers were lightly injured and were evacuated to a hospital,” the army said in a statement.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday held a rare meeting with Ron Dermer, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister and top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

Israel Today Correspondent and Middle East expert Edy Cohen explains why tens of thousands of foreign fighters in Syria have become a danger to the region and Israel.

Many may not be aware of recent attacks on the Druze community in southern Syria. It came to the world’s attention when Israel bombed in Syria stating that they are protecting their Druze allies. This in itself brought the Syrian Druze dangerous, unwanted attention.