- home
- article
- IDF advances into disputed buffer zone on Syrian side of Golan Heights following regime change in Damascus
IDF advances into disputed buffer zone on Syrian side of Golan Heights following regime change in Damascus
ai generated text
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Israel's military campaign against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. He stated that Israel seized a buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights, a move that violates a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria. Netanyahu said that Israel will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on its border, implying that Israel's presence in the buffer zone is to prevent potential threats.
We attacked ammunition depots in southern Syria and in the Damascus airport area for fears they might fall into the hands of armed groups and local factions.
The State of Israel does not interfere in in the domestic conflict within Syria.
We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on our border.
Together with the Defense Minister, and with full backing from the Cabinet, I directed the IDF yesterday to take control of the buffer zone and the dominant positions near it.
This is a direct result of the blows we have inflicted on Iran and Hezbollah, Assad's main supporters. It has triggered a chain reaction across the Middle East, empowering those seeking to break free from this oppressive regime.
This is a historic day in the history of the Middle East.
Rebuilding Hezbollah seems even more difficult with the loss of Syria, which was a logistical rearguard for weapons from Assad, Iran, and Russia.
It's going to be very challenging for Israel.
Taking more territory means we have to deal with other players who might not be so happy about it.
The situation that we were used to in Syria in the past – 50 years with the Assad regime – has changed completely.
Israel Operations in Syria
- Israeli airstrikes in Syria cause regional tensions and concern from the international community as envoy urges immediate halt
- Israel strikes near Syrian presidential palace, warning issued over Druze violence
- Syrian Druze community under threat as Israel conducts strike against extremist group
sources
perspectives
- 1.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 2.Israel Foreign Policy
- 3.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 4.Iran Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
- 6.Syrian War Aftermath
countries
- 1.Israel
- 2.Iraq
- 3.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 4.Lebanon
- 5.Russian Federation
- 6.Syrian Arab Republic
- 7.United States
organizations
- 1.Hezbollah
- 2.Israel Defense Forces
- 3.Hamas
- 4.Hayat Tahrir Al Sham
- 5.Alma Foundation
- 6.al-Qaeda
- 7.Military Intelligence Directorate
- 8.Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
- 9.Telegram
- 10.UN Disengagement Observer Force
- 11.United Nations
- 12.United Nations Department of Peace Operations
persons
- 1.Qasem Soleimani
- 2.Bashar Al-Assad
- 3.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 4.Ahmed al-Sharaa
- 5.Amos Yadlin
- 6.Boaz Shapira
- 7.Hassan Nasrallah
- 8.Mordechai Kedar
- 9.Rami Abdurrahman