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Map of the UNDOF Zone (in purple) Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel has occupied most of the Golan Heights region of Syria. After the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire which created the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which maintains a small buffer zone between the two countries.
Israel's official position in the Syrian Civil War has been strict neutrality, [13] as per various Israeli Defense Ministers. [14] [15]In July 2017, Israel's Defence Minister, Avigdor Liberman, said that while "the rebels are not our friends, they are all versions of al-Qaeda", Israel could not allow a man like Bashar al-Assad to remain in power: "Keeping Assad in power is not in our security ...
Israel–Syria relations refer to the bilateral ties between the State of Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic.The two countries have been locked in a perpetual war since the establishment of Israel in 1948, with their most significant and direct armed engagements being in the First Arab–Israeli War in 1948–1949, the Third Arab–Israeli War in 1967, and the Fourth Arab–Israeli War in 1973.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz claimed the rebel takeover of Syria increased the threat to his country “despite the moderate image that the rebel leaders claim to present”.
Meanwhile, Israel has carried out over 300 airstrikes on research centers, arms depots, and military infrastructure across Syria, including a naval base on the Mediterranean coast, according to SOHR.
A surprise offensive by rebel forces opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a new round of fighting in the Middle Eastern country's long-running – but until recently ...
Syrian civil war; Part of the First Arab Spring, the Arab Winter, the Second Arab Spring, the Iraqi civil war, the war against the Islamic State, the war on terror, the Kurdish–Turkish and Arab–Israeli conflicts; and the Iran–Turkey, Iran–Israel, Iran–Saudi, Qatar–Saudi and Russia–U.S. proxy wars
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pummeled Hezbollah—once involved in the fighting in northwestern Syria and formerly the crown jewel of Iran’s proxy forces—with airstrikes and a ground ...