His government Israel approved today Sunday a plan for the expansion of Israeli settlements in Golan Heights which he owns, while stating that he acted “under the fact of the war and the new war front he is facing from Syria“, but also from a desire to double the population of Israel in the highlands.

“Strengthening the Golan is strengthening the State of Israel and is particularly important at this time. We will continue to be committed to it for their development and settlement,” the prime minister said in a statement. Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel is not backing down: The threat from Syria is escalating

Syria’s threats to Israel remain despite the moderate tone of the rebel leadership that ousted Bashar al-Assad a week ago, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said today, as his country’s military moves to counter security threats from from Syria.

“The immediate dangers to the country have not gone away and the latest developments in Syria escalate the intensity of the threat, despite the moderate image presented by rebel leaders at present,” Katz told officials reviewing Israel’s defense budget. , according to a statement.

The new de facto leader of Syria, Ahmad al-Sara, said yesterday that Israel is using fictitious pretexts to justify its attacks in Syria, while he himself is not interested in getting involved in new conflicts, as Syria focuses on its attention to the effort of its reconstruction.