Israel maintains an expanded military footprint in southern Syria following the 2024 fall of the Assad regime, including fixed outposts beyond the 1974 disengagement line and repeated raids into areas near Damascus. Strikes on Syrian government targets in Damascus occurred in July 2025 amid Druze-related clashes in Suwayda and again in March 2026 on southern infrastructure. As of mid-June 2026, trader attention centers on whether broader regional pressures—Iran-related exchanges, Hezbollah operations in Lebanon, and U.S. statements favoring Syrian involvement against shared threats—could prompt fresh Israeli airstrikes or drone action on the capital. Ongoing Israeli control of buffer zones and statements of indefinite presence in seized Syrian territory keep the possibility of targeted military action elevated until diplomatic de-escalation or new incidents intervene.