Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

Syria has reported three fatalities and 34 injuries after Israel's airstrikes, with one explosion caught on live TV as a news anchor was seen ducking for cover.

Americans are increasingly skeptical of Israeli actions in Gaza, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS that also finds rising sentiment that the US should pull back on military aid to Israel.

I did not trust Assad the father, nor Assad the son, and certainly do not trust a leader like Sharaa,’ says Israel Katz, mentioning Syria's past Baath regime rulers - Anadolu Ajansı

The Israel Defense Forces said it struck "the entrance" of Syria's military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday.

Hundreds of people have been killed in days of violence in southern Syria which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and drew a military intervention from Syria.

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday attacked the entrance to the Syrian regime’s military headquarters in the Damascus area in response to reports of atrocities against local Druze residents.

Explosions could be seen going off in the distance in the Gaza Strip on Friday. There has been little visible progress in months of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas aimed at a new ceasefire and hostage release agreement,