Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday accused Syria’s new rulers of “massacring” their own people and urged European nations to stop legitimizing the interim government in Damascus.

Israel offers support to Syria’s Christian minority groups after government officials are accused of retribution killings against militias loyal to

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) stated on Sunday that anyone urging Israel to support the Kurds in Syria is an 'enemy' of the Kurds. The remarks come only days after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi expressed openness to accept Israeli support.

In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a man brandishing a gun near the White House,

The latest attacks came a week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel demanded the demilitarization of much of southern Syria, stoking fears of conflict with the country’s new leadership.

Amid efforts by the U.N and Europe to woo former terror chief Ahmed al-Sharaa with sanctions relief, his regime is accused of killing hundreds of civilians from the minority Alawite community.

The attacks in southern Syria are part of a new policy aimed at protecting what Israel calls its “security zone” in the region. Syria’s new government has condemned that policy.

Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria.

The Israeli military is targeting more areas of southern Syria, and Israel is lobbying world powers to keep the central government in Damascus weak.

A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon has said that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as tensions simmer between members of the minority group, the war-torn country’s interim government,

AIPAC and AJC are taking a cautiously hopeful approach to the new government in Damascus, while Israel is growing increasingly alarmed by the regime