Binyamin Netanyahu says IDF moves to ensure ‘no hostile force embeds itself next to Israel’s border’
Israel i troops deploy next to the security fence near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on Israel border with Syria . Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA, moved tanks into the Golan Heights demilitarised zone for the first time in 50 years and seized commanding military outposts on the Syria n side of the border, establishing a buffer zone over the border.
Tanks crossed the border into the Golan Heights demilitarised zone, close to the city of Qunietra, for the first time since 1974. The deployment was carried out in co-ordination with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, which is tasked with maintaining the buffer zone.
“Syrian soldiers abandoned their positions,” he said. “We ordered the Israeli army to take over these positions to ensure that no hostile force embeds itself right next to the border of Israel. This is a temporary defensive position until a suitable arrangement is found.” “We send a hand of peace to all those beyond our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the Christians and to the Muslims who want to live in peace with Israel.”
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