Is Israel really trying to encircle Hezbollah from Syrian territory?
Several media outlets reported that Israel could be seeking to invade the unoccupied Golan Heights to enter Lebanon from the Bekaa Valley. Analysts, however, are skeptical.
Israeli soldiers during training on the Golan Heights in 2021. (Credit: AFP Archive/Jalaa MAREY)
Will the Israeli ground offensive widen to Syria? This hypothesis has been raised increasingly in the media and on social media and is embarrassing for the Syrian regime, particularly since the latter has distanced itself from the war in Gaza and Lebanon, especially compared to the 2006 war. This has not prevented Israeli Minister Gideon Sa’ar from firing a warning shot at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week, stating openly that his regime’s survival would be at stake if he does not stop allowing Syrian territory to be used as a route for the transport of Hezbollah-bound arms from Iran.These hypotheses were also fueled by revelations in the Financial Times’ last week, which reported that Israel was strengthening its positions in the occupied Golan Heights. It reported that satellite images showed that the Israeli army seemed to...
Will the Israeli ground offensive widen to Syria? This hypothesis has been raised increasingly in the media and on social media and is embarrassing for the Syrian regime, particularly since the latter has distanced itself from the war in Gaza and Lebanon, especially compared to the 2006 war. This has not prevented Israeli Minister Gideon Sa’ar from firing a warning shot at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week, stating openly that his regime’s survival would be at stake if he does not stop allowing Syrian territory to be used as a route for the transport of Hezbollah-bound arms from Iran.These hypotheses were also fueled by revelations in the Financial Times’ last week, which reported that Israel was strengthening its positions in the occupied Golan Heights. It reported that satellite images showed that the Israeli army...
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