Netanyahu describes the fall of the Assad regime as an “important opportunity” for Israel

And he said Netanyahu Visiting the heights Golan “This is a direct result of the blows we gave.” Iran And Hezbollah, the main supporters of the Syrian president.

According to Netanyahu, overthrow Syrian President “It presents important new opportunities” for Israel, “but it is not without risks.”

The Prime Minister pointed out that his country “leads a policy of good neighborliness”.

Netanyahu added: “We will carefully monitor developments and take the necessary steps to defend our borders and security.”

He confirmed that he had ordered the army to control the demilitarized buffer zone on the border with Syria.

For his part, Defense Minister Israel Katz, who accompanied Netanyahu, said that “its (Iran’s) claws are being cut one by one.”

In turn, Israeli army chief of staff Herzi Halevi said on Sunday that Israeli forces were now engaged on “four fronts” as a result of new operations on the border with Syria and in the mountainous areas. Golan.

Halevi explained: “The ground forces are fighting battles on four fronts: against terrorism In the West Bank, in Gaza, in Lebanon, and last night we deployed forces inside Syrian territory.

Israel took control of most of the Golan Heights during the 1967 war and later annexed it in a move not recognized by the international community.

Since 1974, the United Nations peacekeeping force, known as UNDOF, has patrolled the buffer zone between areas controlled by Israel and Syria.