An Israeli army soldier holds a portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by a Humvee vehicle near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Dec. 14, 2024. (Credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel is not interested in a confrontation with Syria, days after he ordered troops into the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone between the two countries' forces on the Golan Heights.
"We have no interest in confronting Syria. Israel's policy toward Syria will be determined by the evolving reality on the ground," Netanyahu said in a video statement, one week after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel is not interested in a confrontation with Syria, days after he ordered troops into the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone between the two countries' forces on the Golan Heights.
"We have no interest in confronting Syria. Israel's policy toward Syria will be determined by the evolving reality on the ground," Netanyahu said in a video statement, one week after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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