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Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields

Israeli forces have set up a position in an abandoned Syrian army base in the village of Maariyah and prevented local farmers from accessing their fields, residents said Thursday. “But then Israel came, and it is preventing people from coming and going and moving.” The Israeli military said in a statement that it is “operating within the buffer zone and …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

Netanyahu says Israeli troops to occupy Syria buffer zone for foreseeable future

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops …

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Israeli forces to remain in Syria's buffer zone for foreseeable future, says Netanyahu

Firstpost

Netanyahu visited the buffer zone with Defence Minister Israel Katz, who said he instructed the Israeli military to quickly establish a presence including fortifications, in anticipation of what could be an extended stay in the area. Image- AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that forces would remain in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, specifically on Mount …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

What lessons Israeli capture of Syria’s Golan buffer zone has for India

Firstpost

he price of peace often lies in preparedness and resolve to take the path of tough decisions. Time may not always be on our side Israel’s preemptive operations in Syria underscore its unwavering commitment to safeguarding its citizens and securing its borders. The Israeli prime minister said Israeli control of the high ground “ensures our security and sovereignty”, adding, “The …

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1 week ago

Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders

Firstpost

Israel’s government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the annexed Golan Heights, just days after its troops seized a UN-monitored buffer zone bordering Syria as rebel forces moved on Damascus An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of …

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Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights

Firstpost

The Israeli government has green-lit a plan to double the population in the occupied Golan Heights. Here’s why An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, December 15, 2024. Israeli forces captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

Daily Mail

Islamist rebel group Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham officially ended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's longstanding regime earlier this week, naming a leader of a new transition government days after Assad fled Damascus to seek refuge in Moscow. Destroyed trucks after a Turkish airstrike near Qamishli, northeast of Syria on 11 December 2024 Israeli troops move within the buffer zone between Israel and …

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1 week, 4 days ago

'We're preventing jihadists from reaching us': Israeli commander on why military moved into Syria

Firstpost

Following the ouster of the Assad regime in Syria, the Israeli military has moved into southern Syria to control the demilitarised buffer zone along the Israel-Syria border, with a commander saying the move was necessitated to ensure jihadists don’t enter Israel Israeli soldiers patrol the perimeter of the agricultural settlement of Avivim, next to the Lebanese border in upper Galilee, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Israeli forces seize buffer zone along occupied Golan Heights after Assad’s downfall

The Independent

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1 week, 6 days ago

Israel’s warplanes pound Syria as it destroys Assad’s naval fleet

The Independent

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1 week, 6 days ago

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. An Israeli army tank maneuvers near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in …

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Solution urged to bring peace, stability in Syria

China Daily

China hopes that all parties concerned will proceed with interests of Syrians in mind China, the United Nations and the Arab League have called for efforts to peacefully resolve the situation in Syria, with due respect for the aspirations of the Syrian people, as the country grapples with uncertainty on multiple fronts, following the departure and reported resignation of its …

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2 weeks ago

Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East

CNN

CNN — The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops both into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years. The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had carried out about 480 strikes across the country …

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2 weeks ago

Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East

CNN

CNN — The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops both into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years. The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had carried out about 480 strikes across the country …

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2 weeks, 1 day 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

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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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow

Associated Press

Syrians poured into streets in celebration on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the 50-year-old agreement regarding Syrian territory had collapsed and that Syrian troops had abandoned their positions, necessitating Israel taking over as a “temporary defensive position.” United Nations secretary-general …

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2 weeks, 1 day 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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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria Civil War: Rebels Topple Statues Of President Assad's Father, Drag One On Road After Capturing Hama — Watch

ABP News

Syria Civil War: After taking full control over the strategic city of Homs, anti-government protesters in Syria toppled a statue of late President Hafez al-Assad, the father of President Hafez Assad, in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, news agency AFP reported. Visuals shared on social media showed the rebels celebrating on the roads and dragging one of the statues of …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syrians storm Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace in Damascus as rebels declare the country is 'free' and tear down statues of deposed leader - as search begins for 'tyrant' after he flees during dr

Daily Mail

Syrians have stormed Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace in Damascus as rebels declare that the country is 'free' from the 'tyrant'. Syrian state television showed the rebels milling around inside Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace after the despot fled on a plane to an unknown destination People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024, as rebel soldiers declare that …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel seizes buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights after al-Assad falls

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces also bomb weapons depots in southern Syria and the capital Damascus, Israeli media reports. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, after a lightning advance by Syrian opposition forces ended Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Meanwhile, Israeli media said on Sunday that …

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1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw ‘severe violations’ of cease-fire

LA Times

This satellite image 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 on Nov. 5. United Nations peacekeepers warned Tuesday that the Israeli military has committed “severe violations” of a cease-fire deal with Syria as its military continues a major construction project along the so-called …

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1 month, 1 week 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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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why friction between Hezbollah and Israel has reached boiling point and set the stage for their first war since 2006

ABC

While Israel's eyes have largely been set on rooting out Hamas militants in Gaza over the past 10 months of war, it also faces another powerful enemy on its northern border. Israel said after Saturday's attack the death toll among civilians killed in Hezbollah attacks had risen to 23 since October, along with at least 17 soldiers. Any move by …

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Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields

Netanyahu says Israeli troops to occupy Syria buffer zone for foreseeable future

Israeli forces to remain in Syria's buffer zone for foreseeable future, says Netanyahu

What lessons Israeli capture of Syria’s Golan buffer zone has for India

Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders

Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

'We're preventing jihadists from reaching us': Israeli commander on why military moved into Syria

Israeli forces seize buffer zone along occupied Golan Heights after Assad’s downfall

Israel’s warplanes pound Syria as it destroys Assad’s naval fleet

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

Solution urged to bring peace, stability in Syria

Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East

Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East

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

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

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow

Israel deploys troops to buffer zone as rebels take Damascus

Syria Civil War: Rebels Topple Statues Of President Assad's Father, Drag One On Road After Capturing Hama — Watch

Syrians storm Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace in Damascus as rebels declare the country is 'free' and tear down statues of deposed leader - as search begins for 'tyrant' after he flees during dr

Israel seizes buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights after al-Assad falls

U.N. force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw ‘severe violations’ of cease-fire

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

Why friction between Hezbollah and Israel has reached boiling point and set the stage for their first war since 2006