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Syrian rebels with links to Al-Qaeda and ISIS managed to rapidly topple \u2013 almost without any resistance \u2013 the decades-long Assad regime and entered the capital Damascus, and declared on state TV that Syria is now \u201cfree\u201d.<\/p>\n
That led neighbor Israel to immediately act in two different ways about it:<\/p>\n
To begin with, Israel confirmed that it is carrying out air strikes on Syria to target suspected chemical weapons and missile sites.<\/p>\n
Foreign minister Gideon Saarsaid the objective is to prevent these weapons systems from falling \u2018into the hands of extremists\u2019.<\/p>\n
Dozens of Israeli air strikes took place in the past two days, including on a rocket development site in Damascus.<\/p>\n
But that was not all \u2013 ground forces have also been deployed.<\/p>\n
BBC<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n \u201cAlso on Monday, the Israeli military released photos of its troops who crossed from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights into the demilitarized buffer zone in Syria where UN peacekeepers are based.<\/em><\/p>\n It comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the military had temporarily seized control of the so-called Area of Separation, saying the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria had \u201ccollapsed\u201d with the rebel takeover of the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n This is a historic day for the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers.<\/p>\n We send a hand of peace to all those beyond our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yJZE3AZZJn<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Benjamin Netanyahu \u2013 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 (@netanyahu) December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Watch: Israeli Air Force destruction of Al-Mezzeh airport near Damascus.<\/strong><\/p>\n Israel has attacked air bases, defense systems, intelligence infrastructure and military and government facilities in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/r7ziokwX28<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Informant (@theinformant_x) December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Watch: Israeli Air Force hit 150 targets today.<\/strong><\/p>\n BREAKING<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s army radio is reporting that the IDF has struck over 150 targets in Syria today. pic.twitter.com\/MAUEpr1Tdb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Watch: Israeli Defense Forces footage of operations in Syria.<\/strong><\/p>\n IDF footage of operations in Syria. pic.twitter.com\/sYQ84dLG2d<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Israel MyChannel (@IsraelMychannel) December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau about 40 miles from Damascus, a key strategic area in military terms as a natural defense line against any ground military strike from Syria.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also a key source of water, with drilling oil sites and a fertile soil for growing vineyards and orchards and raising livestock.<\/p>\n \u201cSpeaking at a news conference on Monday, Saar said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was only making \u2018a very limited and temporary step\u2019 taken for \u2018security reasons\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The minister also said Israel has no interest in Syrian internal affairs, but was concerned solely with defending its citizens.<\/p>\n Watch: Israeli forces reportedly advancing beyond Golan Heights further into Syria.<\/strong><\/p>\n ISRAEL ENTERS SYRIAN TERRITORY BEYOND THE GOLAN HEIGHTS<\/p>\n Sputnik\u2019s exclusive footage shows Israeli tanks and bulldozers breaching a wall on the border of the Golan Heights region, entering Syrian soil beyond the Golan Heights for the first time in more than 50 years. https:\/\/t.co\/wg8GorScIv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wwAIedFDIZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\u2013 Netanyahu ordered the destruction of Al-Mezzeh airport, officially known as Mezzeh military airport, located on the western outskirts of Damascus.<\/p>\n\n
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