Netanyahu Visits Newly Annexed Syrian Territory via Israel

GOLAN – High Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Israeli troops would stay within the buffer zone in newly captured Syrian territory till an settlement with Damascus used to be made “that promises Israel’s safety.”

Accompanied via Protection Minister Israel Katz, IDF Leader of Personnel Lieutenant Common Herzi Halevi, and different best army officers, Netanyahu visited a strategic mountain height in Syria, simply north of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Israel deployed troops to take regulate of the area amid chaos after the autumn of Assad’s executive previous this month.

“I used to be on the best of Mount Hermon with senior commanders to evaluate the location and resolve the most productive preparations that ensure our safety,” Netanyahu mentioned in a video cope with shared throughout his social media accounts in a couple of languages.

Status at the easiest height within the area, the Israeli chief mirrored on his previous, pronouncing, “I used to be right here 53 years in the past as a soldier. This position has no longer modified, however its significance to our safety has grown considerably.”

Katz emphasised the strategic importance of Mount Hermon, noting the mountain supplies vital surveillance features to observe Hezbollah’s actions in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.

The Golan Heights, prior to now a part of Syria’s Quneitra Province, have been captured via Israel all the way through the 1967 Six Day Warfare and unilaterally annexed in 1981.

Israel’s declare to the territory is rejected via the world neighborhood, aside from for america (US), which formally known Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights in 2019 beneath President Donald Trump.