For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

Benjamin Netanyahu's government has now set its sights on Syria and launch air strikes this week to cripple military targets ...

An expert in Middle Eastern affairs suggests that an 'increasingly confident' Israel is capitalizing on the region's instability to neutralize a 'long-standing enemy'. After successful campaigns ...