War monitor says Assad has fled Syria after rebels enter capital
That! is “the word on the street” If true, may be bad news for Israel though
Al Jazeera December 8, 2024 Israeli minister urges new line of defence in occupied Golan Heights
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli says the opposition advances in Syria “are far from a cause for celebration” for his country
“Most of Syria is now under the control of affiliate organisations of” al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) he was quoted as saying by the Israel Hayom newspaper, apparently referring to the fighters led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham armed group that recently entered Damascus.
Meanwhile, he said the strengthening of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the expansion of their control in the northeast of the country was a positive development.
“Israel must operationally renew its control at Mount Hermon [in the occupied Golan Heights] and establish a new line of defence based on the ceasefire line of 1974 [with Syria]” the minister added.
The SDF is backed by the US and its allies.
The majority of Syria’s Golan Heights region was occupied by Israel in 1967 and annexed by it in 1981
