Netanyahu stated that the IDF captured the buffer zone on the Golan Heights following unrest in Syria
Kyiv • UNN
Israeli forces took control of the buffer zone on the Golan Heights after the fall of the Assad government. Netanyahu declared the necessity of the seizure due to the withdrawal of Syrian troops.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli forces have seized the buffer zone on the Golan Heights, established by the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria. Netanyahu made this statement on Sunday - after the Syrian rebels announced the fall of the regime of dictator Bashar Assad. According to UNN, this is reported by AP.
Netanyahu said that the agreement that had been in force for decades has collapsed, and the Syrian troops have left their positions, which led to the need for the Israeli seizure.
Israel captured the Golan Heights during the 1967 Middle East war and annexed them. The international community, with the exception of the United States, considers them to be occupied Syrian territory.
Addition
Earlier it was reported that Israel struck at air bases in southern Syria. According to reports, the targets of the strikes were ammunition and weapons depots at the Khalkhala air base in Suwayda, several facilities in Daraa province, and the Mezzeh air base.
Reminder
The rebel alliance, which has made significant progress in the offensive since last week, announced the capture of the capital Damascus and reported the fall of Bashar Assad.
The Syrian Air plane on which Syrian President Bashar Assad fled disappeared from radar. There is a version that the plane could have been shot down and Assad died in the plane crash.
