Didn't take long: As long as all these arms depots, military airports, intelligence centres, air bases, air defence systems, "small stockpiles of chemical weapons" etc were safely in the hands of the Assad regime, Israel never touched them, because it knew they would only ever be used against the Syrian people and never against Israel, but as soon as the rebels take power and Israel's favorite dictator falls, the bombing begins immediately to make sure none of this falls into the hands of the rebels, and Israel also invades further into Golan to create a "buffer zone" (for its already Golan "buffer zone" occupation) against the Syrian rebel forces.
"That Israel almost never struck Assad while he was in power but is now bombing his airbases, intelligence nodes and military assets AFTER Assad has fled, tells you everything you need to know about Israel’s strong preference for the dictator over the Revolutionary Forces https://x.com/cjwerleman/status/1865818715918631036 <https://x.com/cjwerleman/status/1865818715918631036?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21iDxy-r2_aPrq4Wjp14B5hM8EusL5EMXItkx2HtfmY928pUDTHQBeOQ8_aem_pOZIkCFClvF9_RnpY9Owag> Israel bombing Assad's weapon stashes, they've known their location the whole time but felt safe knowing that they were in Assad's hands, who uses them exclusively on Syrians. Now that Free Syrians are in control Israel panics and starts bombing them all. Video https://x.com/RamiSafadi93/status/1865895314755887369 <https://x.com/RamiSafadi93/status/1865895314755887369?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Zn5XKFCl_OwzAiuO2mW4GZRJwV9ga1ycwYYOCMpHocRb6tbh5x3SKyeg_aem_ok88O5WutFAWsXQhwKuFCw> Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Monday that he had directed the army to establish a "safe zone" on the Syrian side, free of weapons and "terrorist" infrastructure, as he put it. Katz's statements came hours after the occupation army launched air strikes on various sites inside Syria, in addition to issuing warnings to residents of Syrian villages in the occupied Golan. Over the past few hours, the Israeli Air Force launched attacks targeting about 100 sites in Syria, coinciding with the political and military transformations after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Channel (13) quoted Israeli military sources as saying: “The attacks included strategic sites, including advanced missile systems, weapons depots, and ammunition manufacturing facilities.” https://x.com/AlarabyTV/status/1866043914886509027 <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FAlarabyTV%2Fstatus%2F1866043914886509027%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21iDxy-r2_aPrq4Wjp14B5hM8EusL5EMXItkx2HtfmY928pUDTHQBeOQ8_aem_pOZIkCFClvF9_RnpY9Owag&h=AT3Cdkt6C_JxlGFiJXSsqFEUE5fPIFGuZ_pO4N5fy3M6vwAtdZs-fUKnB3qf7jbBCY6LaTVBpr7lu3yjIIniGNv_7Cad6_N-zgPJjCuIcfsVfRtINBsQjdIvgLfvK3qvIA&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2cK0UW0vEztMQ4CEV1cGa1kO3bAIlfyS3jBH-99yDqLtPG8jzA-JfTge6QwTrime_ZzwpbQBHNnXsNYBT7PnxYd4YhAeIJklBgI2IzvO7ZCh_nX_HwR1v2LnBDO_F5TcfT3hsdc1vOVw3f5QKJAxCAFEsz3KOfZyjjpsu3tkjXitBan0gj> Diaspora Affairs Minister Amachai Chiukli of Likud Party: "The events in Syria are far from being a cause for celebration. Despite the rebranding of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its leader Ahmed al-Shara, the bottom line is that most of Syria is now under the control of affiliates of al-Qaeda and Daesh. The good news is the strengthening of the Kurds and the expansion of their control in the north-east of the country (Deir ez-Zor area). Operatively, Israel must renew its control at the height of the Hermon and establish a new line of defense based on the 1974 ceasefire line, we must not allow jihadists to establish themselves near our settlements." https://x.com/amichaichikli/status/1865627636896076062... <https://x.com/amichaichikli/status/1865627636896076062?s=48&t=oJYe4pgmVb-WmxbKs9MKcQ&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3sMOZrx3qDnt5MGQ_VrmwFy_VQK99nYArmhBEskZyTtESsZl5oOOge6OE_aem_A8sSyDxJOeQgYuY6R2Guhw> Israeli airstrikes target Tal al-Hara, west of Daraa, also airstrikes target the 12th Brigade and the 175th regiment in the city of Izraa https://x.com/NEDAAPOST/status/1865882285544755487 <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FNEDAAPOST%2Fstatus%2F1865882285544755487%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21iDxy-r2_aPrq4Wjp14B5hM8EusL5EMXItkx2HtfmY928pUDTHQBeOQ8_aem_pOZIkCFClvF9_RnpY9Owag&h=AT2gd7AWQ_yl-v55F85_rySnHuwC6OUssEq1JiLoKcfYyuruMQkwZkb9EjDJ_txb-o8Yr9n6ouI3IpuzHXZB8oXQv1FvQeU47ZD5WPrUPuDSi4_G3XpzxtJXKodK4y-b7w&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2cK0UW0vEztMQ4CEV1cGa1kO3bAIlfyS3jBH-99yDqLtPG8jzA-JfTge6QwTrime_ZzwpbQBHNnXsNYBT7PnxYd4YhAeIJklBgI2IzvO7ZCh_nX_HwR1v2LnBDO_F5TcfT3hsdc1vOVw3f5QKJAxCAFEsz3KOfZyjjpsu3tkjXitBan0gj> Israeli Army Radio: Israel bombed 100 targets in Syria today, most of them weapons depots https://x.com/HalabTodayTV/status/1865859894970056962 <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FHalabTodayTV%2Fstatus%2F1865859894970056962%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Zn5XKFCl_OwzAiuO2mW4GZRJwV9ga1ycwYYOCMpHocRb6tbh5x3SKyeg_aem_ok88O5WutFAWsXQhwKuFCw&h=AT0jMTvpz_UMY_R43uIxwBS3ttucmS6LBbmd70NSDvJJX9437n7uxiRDaINs1hdTMP7KbRhUjchuMDrCYYpkLK8zR19ZaZ1Ze0QfIJz_1I4j3v6AJzTerVzCx5WJBJIWLg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2cK0UW0vEztMQ4CEV1cGa1kO3bAIlfyS3jBH-99yDqLtPG8jzA-JfTge6QwTrime_ZzwpbQBHNnXsNYBT7PnxYd4YhAeIJklBgI2IzvO7ZCh_nX_HwR1v2LnBDO_F5TcfT3hsdc1vOVw3f5QKJAxCAFEsz3KOfZyjjpsu3tkjXitBan0gj> Israeli warplanes bombed the intelligence and customs buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus. #Syria <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/syria?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZVwOIr1hF0ImUOyp4BawNLY-SUb-DwKBjjk8YLWtbOTFNV3R7WYxj4OlC5H3gGP5eqzu9qYxvfebJ-4qmkeWR2V9JybObMm5J6XoGygDTzXkGT0al5jQ2KsCqFqOJ5Zk1w5w-9YK9pDQeqfkC8Uz8QGhFPRwHxJTubpkHhvawMhsg&__tn__=*NK-R> https://x.com/doamuslims/status/1865788197076189189 <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fdoamuslims%2Fstatus%2F1865788197076189189%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1jm_zDLPH-b9G_X_J-mX11H99GJM1p4PVG7vKvMMjg6sOwiD_WCxbfrtE_aem_sLLsStR5w35OW8AUj1TRVw&h=AT0OaZNirg8oFkJqlN3qSqyZN2CDD_TYHiyGCmPhN1e12mR5_fTWO63a6dxT6bnrWZwkkOHJlJCQxbXLIOt_SRATbeEzDZC1laVxtaG240kdPeXC9UDVu_4TOAFuz35weQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2cK0UW0vEztMQ4CEV1cGa1kO3bAIlfyS3jBH-99yDqLtPG8jzA-JfTge6QwTrime_ZzwpbQBHNnXsNYBT7PnxYd4YhAeIJklBgI2IzvO7ZCh_nX_HwR1v2LnBDO_F5TcfT3hsdc1vOVw3f5QKJAxCAFEsz3KOfZyjjpsu3tkjXitBan0gj> Photos from IDF raids in #Syria <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/syria?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZVwOIr1hF0ImUOyp4BawNLY-SUb-DwKBjjk8YLWtbOTFNV3R7WYxj4OlC5H3gGP5eqzu9qYxvfebJ-4qmkeWR2V9JybObMm5J6XoGygDTzXkGT0al5jQ2KsCqFqOJ5Zk1w5w-9YK9pDQeqfkC8Uz8QGhFPRwHxJTubpkHhvawMhsg&__tn__=*NK-R>: According to reports, air bases, weapons and defense systems, and intelligence and military buildings belonging to the former #Syrian <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/syrian?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZVwOIr1hF0ImUOyp4BawNLY-SUb-DwKBjjk8YLWtbOTFNV3R7WYxj4OlC5H3gGP5eqzu9qYxvfebJ-4qmkeWR2V9JybObMm5J6XoGygDTzXkGT0al5jQ2KsCqFqOJ5Zk1w5w-9YK9pDQeqfkC8Uz8QGhFPRwHxJTubpkHhvawMhsg&__tn__=*NK-R> regime were destroyed. https://x.com/ME_Observer_/status/1865786543450771690 <https://x.com/ME_Observer_/status/1865786543450771690?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Zn5XKFCl_OwzAiuO2mW4GZRJwV9ga1ycwYYOCMpHocRb6tbh5x3SKyeg_aem_ok88O5WutFAWsXQhwKuFCw> Israeli airstrikes destroying the Mezzeh Air Base in Syria. Video https://x.com/clashreport/status/1865793243100873042 <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fclashreport%2Fstatus%2F1865793243100873042%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR02-IBINaQiTfUAN5jkHD7t0-E3LXlxmHL2r6fCwJB7NKqlX8SjsiPYMR8_aem_cGjqC4wfeilKzDavNVRTvw&h=AT1dYGXuhiLuTbNCNiXbMC5TAq_x7brbYaiZfl5fVtQhlh6KoRQCGeQUys0EiHTNu5PUyskIXBVZ-jOR1BWEfzlLN7u4YCemD8fD1oPSPJ8xFu9Z7CNURA7f8TXgKKVQFA&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2cK0UW0vEztMQ4CEV1cGa1kO3bAIlfyS3jBH-99yDqLtPG8jzA-JfTge6QwTrime_ZzwpbQBHNnXsNYBT7PnxYd4YhAeIJklBgI2IzvO7ZCh_nX_HwR1v2LnBDO_F5TcfT3hsdc1vOVw3f5QKJAxCAFEsz3KOfZyjjpsu3tkjXitBan0gj> Useful background: >From 2013: Israeli defence ministry strategist Amos Gilad stressed that while Israel “is prepared to resort to force to prevent advanced Syrian weapons reaching Hezbollah or jihadi rebels”, Israel was not interested in attacking Syria’s chemical weapons at present because “the good news is that this is under full control (of the Syrian government) <http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/04/us-syria-crisis-chemical-israel-idUSBRE94309720130504>.” >From 2015: IDF spokesperson Alon Ben-David stated that “The Israeli military intelligence confirms that the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s *ability to protect the Syrian regime has dramatically declined* <https://web.archive.org/web/20150514023442/http:/aranews.net/2015/05/israel-prepares-for-a-post-assad-phase-in-neighboring-syria/>, making the Israeli military command *more cautious of a sudden fall* of the Syrian regime which will *let battle-hardened jihadist groups* rule near the Israeli border;” as a result, military intelligence services are “working on the **preparation of a list of targets** that are likely to be struck inside Syria, ***after a possible fall of the Assad regime***.” [revealing BTW that israel was not against Iran and Hezbollah being in Syria as long as they were only defending Assad, rather than sending missiles to Lebanon] 2015: *Dan Halutz, former Chief of Staff of the IDF, claimed that Assad was the least harmful choice in Syria, so western powers and Israel “should strengthen the Syrian regime’s steadfastness <http://aranews.net/2015/01/assad-least-harmful-israeli-official/> in the face of its opponents.”* Allowing Assad to fall would be “the most egregious mistake.” 2017: the ‘Begin-Sadat Centre’ think tank published an article that said that with Israel “surrounded by enemies,” it “needs those enemies to be led by *strong, stable rulers who will control their armies* and prevent both the firing on, and infiltrations into, Israeli territory,” noting that both Assads had always performed this role. *The fact that “Syria is no longer able to function as a sovereign state … is bad for Israel” and therefore* *“a strong Syrian president with firm control over the state is a vital interest for Israel. <https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/assad-survival-israel-best-interest/>* Given the Islamist alternatives to his rule, Syria’s neighbors, including Israel, may well come to miss him as Syria is rapidly Lebanonized.” 2018: Israel’s National Security Adviser, Meir Ben Shabat, declared in early June that Israel has no problem with Assad <https://twitter.com/Elizrael/status/1002526110687645696> remaining in power as long as the Iranians leave; Knesset member Eyal Ben Reuven, of the Zionist Union, stressed that the stability of the Assad regime was “pure Israeli interest.” <https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180528-mk-assad-regime-survival-serves-israel-interest/> Another Israeli politician told Al-Hurra TV that “There’s no animosity nor disagreement between us and Bashar al-Assad <https://www.facebook.com/150627355388784/videos/500066500444866/> … he protects Israel’s interests … We now will return to the situation as it was before the revolution.” Not to be outdone, *Netanyahu declared “We haven’t had a problem with the Assad regime, for 40 years <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/netanyahu-israel-has-no-problem-with-assad-agreements-must-be-upheld-1.6268158?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter> not a single bullet was fired on the Golan Heights.”* In case this was not yet clear enough, at a July meeting with his US counterpart, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot stressed that *Israel will allow “only” Assad regime forces <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-warns-it-will-only-allow-regime-forces-near-syria-border-1.6222609> to occupy the Golan “border”*. As usual, the fascistic Lieberman went furthest. After noting that “the Syrian front will be calmer with the return of the Assad rule,” *Lieberman stressed that “Israel prefers to see Syria returning to the situation before the civil war, where the central rule under Assad leadership <https://www.qasioun-news.com/en/news/show/156908/>.” Further, he noted that “we are not ruling anything out <https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1328081/israel-not-ruling-out-%E2%80%98eventual-ties-syrias-assad%E2%80%99>” regarding the possibility of Israel and the Assad regime establishing “some kind of relationship.”* FromNew York Times on current invasion/attack: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/world/middleeast/israel-demilitarized-zone-syria.html?smid=url-share&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3sMOZrx3qDnt5MGQ_VrmwFy_VQK99nYArmhBEskZyTtESsZl5oOOge6OE_aem_A8sSyDxJOeQgYuY6R2Guhw Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border over the weekend, marking their first overt entry into Syrian territory since the 1973 October War, according to two Israeli officials speaking anonymously to discuss sensitive developments. Israeli forces took control of the mountain summit of Mount Hermon on the Syrian side of the border, as well as several other locations deemed essential for stabilizing control of the area. The Israeli Air Force over the weekend was also striking targets in Syria to destroy government military assets that could fall into the hands of rebel forces and are considered strategic threats by Israel, the two officials said. These Syrian military assets had posed a risk to Israel previously, one that could now be exacerbated by extremist elements among the rebels who could seize control and use them against Israel, the officials said. The targets included small stockpiles of chemical weapons, primarily mustard gas and VX gas, which remained in Syrian possession despite prior agreements to disarm, according to the officials. The Israeli military also targeted radar-equipped batteries and vehicles of Russian-made air defense missiles, as well as stockpiles of Scud missiles, according to the two officials. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced on Sunday that he had ordered troops to “take over the buffer zone” between Israel and Syria and said Israeli forces had taken up military posts abandoned by Syrian troops, without specifying whether they had entered Syrian territory. “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,” Mr. Netanyahu said. “This is a temporary defensive position until a suitable arrangement is found.” Avichay Adraee, an Israeli military spokesman, on Sunday announced a curfew in five Syrian villages in the buffer zone, ordering residents to remain home “until further notice.” The Israeli military said it was “not interfering with the internal events in Syria.” But it added that its forces would “continue to operate as long as necessary in order to preserve the buffer zone and defend Israel and its civilians.” The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an independent monitor, said Israeli tanks and armored vehicles had been deployed in Quneitra, a region in the Golan Heights bordering Israel, Lebanon and Jordan. Israeli officials and analysts have voiced concern that the fall of Mr. al-Assad’s government could empower militant groups who seek to carry out attacks against Israel. But while Mr. Netanyahu insisted that the deployment was temporary, it could also raise concerns that Israel might try to capitalize on the instability in Syria https://www.nytimes.com/.../israel-demilitarized-zone... <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/world/middleeast/israel-demilitarized-zone-syria.html?smid=url-share&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3sMOZrx3qDnt5MGQ_VrmwFy_VQK99nYArmhBEskZyTtESsZl5oOOge6OE_aem_A8sSyDxJOeQgYuY6R2Guhw> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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