Israel Sees Peril And Opportunity As It Advances On Syrian Buffer Zone
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING TEL AVIV, Israel — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. Amir Levy via Getty Images Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces were moving to control a roughly 400-square-kilometer demilitarized buffer zone in Syrian territory. On a visit Sunday to a Golan Heights hilltop overlooking Syria, Netanyahu said that because Syrian troops had abandoned their positions, Israel’s move into the buffer zone was necessary as a “temporary defensive position.” “The peacekeepers at informed the Israeli counterparts that these actions would constitute a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement, that there should be no military forces or activities in the area of separation,” said U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Netanyahu said that the occupied Golan Heights would remain Israeli "for eternity," days after ordering troops to advance on a Syrian buffer zone following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. He said that after completing the takeover of the buffer zone, Israel would create a “security zone” beyond it by destroying heavy artillery across Syria and preventing Iran from smuggling weapons through Syria into Lebanon.
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