Netanyahu at Syrian Border: 'Historic Day For The Middle East' - Video

"The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers," The PM warned.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Statement from the Golan Heights:

"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. This collapse is the direct result of our forceful action against Hezbollah and Iran, Assad's main supporters. It set off a chain reaction of all those who want to free themselves from this tyranny and its oppression.

“But it also means that we have to take action against possible threats. One of them is the collapse of the Separation of Forces Agreement from 1974 between Israel and Syria. This agreement held for 50 years. Last night, it collapsed. The Syrian army abandoned its positions. We gave the Israeli army the order 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.

“Equally, 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. We're going to follow events very carefully. If we can establish neighborly relations and peaceful relations with the new forces emerging in Syria, that's our desire. But if we do not, we will do whatever it takes to defend the State of Israel and the border of Israel.”

*Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Close to the Syrian Border: "This is a historic day for the Middle East."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Golan Heights Regional Council Chairman Uri Kellner, this morning (Sunday, 8 December 2024), visited an observation point on Mt. Bental on the Golan Heights:

"The Prime Minister was briefed by the Head of IDF Northern Command, Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin and 210th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yair Peli on developments in Syria, the reinforcement of IDF units on the Syrian border and the combat readiness for future operations.

"The Prime Minister was accompanied by his Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, his Foreign Policy Adviser, Dr. Ophir Falk, and his Spokesperson, Dr. Omer Dostri.”

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