During a speech to Israel army commanders, the Prime Minister also warned Israel is ready to return at any moment to 'intensive combat' in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded on 23 February the "complete demilitarization of southern Syria" and said Israel would not allow the new government to deploy its forces south of Damascus.
"We will not allow forces from the HTS organization or the new Syrian army to enter the area south of Damascus," Netanyahu said, referring to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces, the former Al-Qaeda branch in Syria that toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad.
"We demand the complete demilitarization of southern Syria," Netanyahu added while speaking at a ceremony for combat officers in central Israel.
HTS fought against the Assad government for 14 years, enjoying support from the US, Israel, Turkiye, and Gulf states, before taking power in December.
When HTS came to power, led by former Al-Qaeda commander Ahmad al-Sharaa, Israeli forces immediately moved to occupy additional Syrian territory in the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights, including atop the strategic Mount Hermon.
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Related: 2/18- ❗️The Israeli military says it carried out airstrikes on weapon sites belonging to the "old Syrian regime" in southern Syria a short while ago.
2/9- Syria is open to allowing Russia to maintain its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast, provided that any agreement with the Kremlin aligns with the country’s interests, Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra stated in an interview this week with the Washington Post.
2/5- New Syrian Resistance Faction Begins Operations Against Israeli Occupation Forces
1/30- 1/28 — Israel Says It Will Occupy Southern Syria ‘Indefinitely’
1/29- In response to widespread international condemnation regarding Israel's presence in Syrian territory, the regime has declared that its military will remain in the region for an unspecified duration.
1/22 — ❗️Photos of the new Israeli military base that is currently being constructed in south Syria's Quneitra region.
1/25 — ❗️Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani):○ “Israeli progress in Syrian territory is absolutely unacceptable."
1/19 — ❗️Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani): "Israel advanced in the buffer zone under the pretext of the presence of Iranian militias, and this excuse no longer applies after the liberation of Damascus."
○ "We are ready to receive UN forces in the buffer zone to return things to what they were before the Israeli advance."
1/13- Israel Sets Plans In Motion To Balkanize Syria Under 'Self-defense' Claims: Report
1/12- Israel Plans Long-Term Occupation Of 'Control Zone' Deep Inside Syria: Report
1/2 — Israeli Army Bombs Damascus Outskirts, Seizes Control Of Syrian Water Sources
12/15 — Israel Will 'Hold, Settle' Syrian Golan Heights Following New Conquests: Netanyahu
12/13 - 'You Have Nothing To Say?': HTS Tightlipped On Israeli Airstrikes, Occupation Of Syria
12/9 — Israeli Tanks Are Standing Less Than 3 Km From The City Of Qatana In The Southern Damascus Countryside — About 20 Km From Damascus, According To Al Mayadeen's Correspondent.
There has been no statement of condemnation or acknowledgment by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) or its leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa 'al-Julani
10/12/24- Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Finance Minister, Promotes A Dangerously Radical Vision Of A "Greater Israel" That Includes Not Only Palestinian Lands But Also Parts Of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, And Even Saudi Arabia.
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