Syria
“Herzl stood tall—as a representative of an ancient people demanding, with moral clarity, to return to its homeland,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The U.S. secretary of state said the agreed-upon steps will “require all parties to deliver on the commitments they have made.”
As the Israeli Air Force conducts strikes in southern Syria, a military official says, “The more the Syrian regime has intervened, the worse it looks.”
While the situation of Syria’s Druze community remains “dire,” the prime minister says civilian attempts to assist family over the border are dangerous and hamper the IDF’s efforts.
The IDF “will soon raise the level of its responses” if Syrian forces continue to threaten the Druze community in southern Syria, said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Large columns of Syrian regime forces rolled into Sweida amid violent clashes between Druze militias and forces loyal to the Sunni Islamist regime.
Missions carried out by the IDF in the Arab state have recently increased amid concerns over terrorism near the border.
New Israeli military outposts on the Syrian border could help fend off attackers.
“Tomorrow’s action follows the Syrian government’s commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated.
Israel’s approach to any agreement with Syria is shaped by hard-learned lessons from past diplomatic efforts.
The key to a long-term solution lies in Damascus rather than Beirut via a comprehensive settlement with the new Syrian regime, an expert tells JNS.
With Iran on its back foot, “it’s a moment that requires everybody to step back and say let’s give peace a chance,” a senior Trump admin official said.
