6Photo© hindustantimes.comIsrael claims control of Golan Heights buffer zone amid unrest in Syria
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (December 8, 2024) he had ordered the Israeli military to "seize" a demilitarised buffer zone on the border with Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
The Israeli premier said a 50-year-old "disengagement agreement" between the two countries had collapsed and "Syrian forces have abandoned their positions".
As a result, he said, "I directed the IDF [military] yesterday to seize the buffer zone and the commanding positions nearby. We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on our border."
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