Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel’s security.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to remain in the area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until at least the end of 2025, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the days since the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would remain in the area
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel’s expanded military presence across the de facto border with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his forces will for now occupy territory they had seized over the border in Syria. Netanyahu, who spoke in a video address from Mount
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making the comments from the summit of Mt. Hermon in Syria, said the Israeli troops would remain for the foreseeable future.
Israel seized a swath of southern Syria along the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights days after Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels last week. The Israeli PM says the troops will stay until another arrangement is in place "that ensures Israel's security".