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Israel Sees Peril And Opportunity As It Advances On Syrian Buffer Zone
1 month ago

Israel Sees Peril And Opportunity As It Advances On Syrian Buffer Zone

Huff Post  

LOADING 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 …

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As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity
1 month ago

As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. Israeli soldiers joke next to an armored vehicle parked near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. On a visit Sunday to a Golan …

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Israeli ground forces cross into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 YEARS to 'act as peacekeepers' as the country falls into chaos after rebel groups forced their dictator to 'flee to Russia wi
1 month ago

Israeli ground forces cross into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 YEARS to 'act as peacekeepers' as the country falls into chaos after rebel groups forced their dictator to 'flee to Russia wi

Daily Mail  

Israeli ground forces have crossed into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 years to protect residents after Bashar al-Assad's government fell. An Israeli armored vehicle maneuvers near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, December 8, 2024 A fire burns after explosions at a security compound that …

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Netanyahu claims Israel-occupied Golan Heights in Syria will remain Israeli 'for eternity'
1 month ago

Netanyahu claims Israel-occupied Golan Heights in Syria will remain Israeli 'for eternity'

New Indian Express  

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, would remain Israeli "for eternity". Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he had ordered the army to "take control" of the zone -- on the east of the Israeli-annexed Golan -- after the fall of Syrian president Bashar …

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Israel ‘seizes’ buffer zone in occupied Golan Heights amid turmoil in Syria
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1 month ago

Israel ‘seizes’ buffer zone in occupied Golan Heights amid turmoil in Syria

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the Israeli military to "seize" a demilitarised buffer zone on the border with Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. The announcement, which Netanyahu made while visiting the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights which abut the buffer zone, came after the military said it had deployed forces to the area. …

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Israel deploys troops to buffer zone as rebels take Damascus
1 month ago

Israel deploys troops to buffer zone as rebels take Damascus

Firstpost  

The buffer zone, established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War, separates Israeli-held and Syrian territories. The area has been monitored by UN peacekeepers for decades The Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed troops to a demilitarised buffer zone in southwest Syria bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights following the fall of Damascus to rebel forces. “Following recent events in …

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Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended
1 month ago

Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended

CNN  

CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria was a “direct result” of Israel’s military campaign against Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah. Israel’s Minister of Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chiklisaid said in a statement that “the bottom line is that most of Syria is now under …

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Israel is building along U.N.-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show
2 months ago

Israel is building along U.N.-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show

LA Times  

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Israeli forces digging along the Alpha Line separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from a demilitarized zone in Syria patrolled by United Nations forces. Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, apparently laying asphalt for a road right along the frontier, …

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