Israeli forces push over the Syrian frontier, erecting a checkpoint and stopping vehicles in the southwestern city of Quneitra.

Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel exploited Syria's chaos by launching over 500 airstrikes in two days and expanding its military presence. Israeli forces have entrenched themselves in strategic locations, including Jabal al-Sheik, to control water and gas resources.

Tensions have grown between Syria’s new military and the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as the US-sponsored Kurdish-led militant group says the HTS-led regime is facilitating attacks by the Daesh terrorist group.

Iran has strongly condemned the illegal entry of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu into Syrian territory, warning that the Zionist regime’s continued militarism and pursuit of hegemony pose serious threats to regional peace and security.

The United Nations has raised concerns about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to the buffer zone on the Syrian side of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Israeli forces have abducted four Syrians from the same family during an incursion in the country’s southwestern province of Quneitra.

Syria has formally handed over operations of Tartus port, the second largest port in the country, to the logistics company DP World from the United Arab Emirates under a 30-year, $800-million concession.

Fresh clashes have reportedly erupted between HTS and Druze forces in Sweida.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) reportedly deploys foreign fighters from northern Syria to the border with Lebanon.

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the head of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led regime in Syria, says his association with al-Qaeda terrorist group was “a matter of the past” and was not discussed in his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump.