As regional tensions simmer and military manoeuvres persist, the situation in Quneitra underscores the broader volatility of the Israeli–Syrian frontier and the geopolitical vacuum left by weakened state institutions and stalled diplomatic processes.
The Syrian government has officially recognised an organisation dedicated to preserving Jewish heritage in Syria and reclaiming properties confiscated during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Ayman al-Dasouki, senior researcher at the Omran Center, pointed out to Syria Television that although the Caesar Act’s impact on reconstruction is substantial, it represents only one among many hurdles to rebuilding Syria in a secure and stable manner.
These remarks came a day after the Israeli prime minister’s office firmly denied media reports alleging that Benjamin Netanyahu had refused to sign a security agreement with Syria in September.
Syrian politician Fahd al-Masri, in exile in France for over three decades, describes the past year as nothing short of “a political miracle.”
Tensions are running high in the town of Khan Arnaba in Quneitra countryside following an incident in which Israeli occupation forces reportedly opened fire on civilians, wounding several.
Transitional justice is frequently cited as the way forward, but without political will, it remains a slogan—not a solution.
The Commission noted that while many Syrians commemorate the fall of the former regime in various regions, others live under renewed security threats.
Syria’s first post-Assad year closes with an impressive portfolio of diplomatic achievements, many argue, secured at the cost of domestic stagnation.
He expressed his confidence that Syria’s future will be brighter than its recent past.
Khaled Khalil, an expert in Israeli affairs, characterised the assault on Beit Jinn as “an Israeli coup” against regional understandings.
All political signals conveyed during the visit were grounded in fundamental principles: the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, the indivisibility of its territory, Syrian-led solutions, and the state’s sole authority over domestic affairs.
Hussam Taleb, a political analyst based in Damascus, told 963+ that the Beit Jin assault, and the Israeli aggression that followed—met with local resistance—marks a turning point in the nature of Israel’s military operations.
In Trump’s newly envisioned regional map, Damascus is no longer an adversary to be contained but a partner to be engaged, Syria TV writes.
Among the most destabilising revelations of the Beit Jinn episode is the growing prominence of new armed formations operating beyond the authority of the state.
The village of Beit Jinn now bears the latest scars of incursion and confrontation, drawing international attention from Paris to Washington, according to al-Modon.
A Syria TV correspondent reported that helicopters and artillery belonging to the Israeli army bombed Beit Jinn, located on the slopes of Mount Hermon southwest of Damascus.
In an official communiqué, the movement warned that such assertions are deliberate attempts to sow discord and incite hostility against the Palestinian people, Shaam writes.
Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, head of the Supreme Islamic Alawite Council in Syria and the Diaspora, issued a rousing video message on Monday, denouncing the nation’s descent into “an arena for sectarian score-settling”.
Nasser Munzer founded the “Jaramana Cinema Club” to challenge the capital’s cultural monopoly, al-Modon writes.
