The Israel Defense Forces entered the buffer zone and several "several other places" on the border with Syria on Sunday, December 8.
The IDF press service reported this.
The IDF deployed forces in the buffer zone and several other places in accordance with the assessment of the situation after recent events in Syria.
The military noted that the purpose of the deployment is to ensure the safety of the Golan Heights communities and Israeli citizens.
"We emphasize that the IDF is not interfering with the internal events in Syria. The IDF will continue to operate as long as necessary in order to preserve the buffer zone and defend Israel and its civilians," the IDF said.
On November 27, 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a large-scale offensive in the Aleppo province in northwestern Syria.
Within a few days, opposition groups established control over a dozen settlements. Later, they captured Aleppo, one of the largest cities in the country.
Opposition groups continue their offensive in the south. The day before, it became known that the city of Hama had come under their control, after which they continued their movement in the south.
The offensive of opposition groups led to the fact that the aggressor country russia was forced to evacuate warships from the port in the city of Tartus in western Syria.
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