Satisfaction with Iran’s withdrawal from Syria, but also concern for “the next day”. The Israelis do not rule out further advance
In the wake of the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, there is satisfaction in Israel that the Iran-Syria-South Lebanon axis no longer exists. Revolutionary Guards and Islamic Jihad leadership left Syrian soil. On the other hand, the concern about “the next day” is maintained, as a result of which the Israeli army has been forming on the ground for the last twenty-four hours.
A further Israeli advance is being considered
Since the dawn of Saturday (7/12) the entire border dead zone of the Golan Heights has been completely controlled by Israeli forces, while yesterday, Sunday (8/12), Israel moved further east, capturing an abandoned outpost of the regular Syrian army on Mount Hermon, in the trinational Israel-Lebanon-Syria. With today’s statements, Israeli Foreign Minister Gidon Sha’ar clarified that the Israeli military presence in the dead zone “is temporary, in order to avoid the risk of another ‘October 7’ in the North.” However, state Israeli television, citing unnamed government sources, reported that the country’s political and military leadership is seriously considering the possibility of a further, wider advance of military forces into Syrian territory in order to establish a safe zone, which could not be ruled out reach the areas controlled by the Druze community of southern Syria.
Meanwhile, throughout the last twenty-four hours, Israel’s air force has been bombarding missile and weapons depots, as well as chemical weapons production facilities of the Assad regime “to prevent them from falling into the hands of the rebels”, as officially announced. .
“Hand of friendship”, but also warnings
At the same time, Prime Minister Netanyahu, with his video message in English, extends a hand of friendship to the ethnic minorities of Syria, with the main recipients being the Druze and the Kurds, who are considered friendly to Israel, taking care not to exclude “those Syrian Arabs who desire good relations” . On the other hand, he does not fail to warn that Israel will not hesitate to take military action in Syria should the need arise.
Source :Skai
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