Important read from Hala Gorani Reports as Israel continues to bomb and occupy Syria.

“Trump promised to help,” Ibrahim Hamidi told Hala.

So far, though, that help has not materialized. Israel’s occupation of the territory it now controls inside Syria has remained in place, despite the signing in January 2026 of an intelligence-sharing agreement between the two countries focused on de-escalation. In all, up to 400 square kilometers of land, which includes several new Israeli outposts and military checkpoints, remain under IDF control.