Tensions spike in Golan Heights as Israel expands military ops in Syria amid regional clashes and ongoing conflict with Hezbollah.
Israeli forces have intensified cross-border operations in southern Syria, including raids, abductions, and detention of civilians. Recent incursions in Quneitra and Daraa have resulted in multiple arrests, with some detainees transferred into Israel. Negotiations with Syria focus on Israeli troop withdrawals, excluding the Golan Heights, amid ongoing tensions.
Since March 2, 2026, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets and drones at northern and central Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Israel responded with extensive airstrikes targeting Hezbollah sites in Beirut and southern Lebanon, killing over 570 people and injuring hundreds. Forced displacement orders have uprooted over 700,000 Lebanese civilians amid escalating regional tensions.
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