The Jewish State, which carefully follows events in its neighbor, fears that the imbalances will spread to the very sensitive Golan region.
For the first time since the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli tanks entered Syrian territory. The Israeli army announced this in a statement published on Sunday morning, where it claimed to have deployed troops in the « zone tampon » located in Syria, on the Golan Heights. She nevertheless specifies not to intervene in the « internal events in Syria . » This decision followed the announcement the day before that the Syrian city of Quneitranearby, had fallen into the hands of the rebels.
The speed with which Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen since the launch of the rebel-led offensive less than two weeks ago has surprised Israelis. Taken by surprise, they are worried about the threat that this new situation poses to this region already in the grip of a war with Hezbollah. Entering into force at the end of November, the ceasefire with the Shiite militia remains fragile.
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