Netanyahu says change of power in Syria resulted from Israeli strikes on Iran, Lebanon.

The change of power in Syria is the result of Israeli strikes on Iran and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"Today is a history-making day for the Middle East. The [Bashar] Assad regime, a key link on Iran's axis of evil has fallen. This is a direct result of strikes we delivered on Iran and Hezbollah, the key supporters of the Assad regime. This has caused a chain reaction across the entire Middle East among those who wanted to get liberated from this repressive and tyrannical regime," he said when visiting an Israeli region bordering Syria.

The prime minister reassured that Israel is ready to develop good neighborly relations with those Syrians who want to have friendly ties with Israel and will not tolerate hostile forces in border areas. He also said that the change of power in Damascus "opens up new, very important opportunities" for his country. However, in his words, this may be fraught with new risks.

Syria's armed opposition units launched a large-scale offensive on government troops in the Aleppo and Idlib governorates on November 27. By December 7, Syrian President Bashar Assad's opponents had seized several large cities, including Aleppo, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, and Homs. On Sunday morning, they entered Damascus and government troops withdrew from the city. Following intra-Syrian talks, President Assad stepped down and fled the country.

On Sunday morning, Israel officially announced the deployment of its forces in the buffer zone on the border with Syria. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this was a temporary measure taken in light of the recent developments in neighboring Syria.

08Dec24

Netanyahu says change of power in Syria resulted from Israeli strikes on Iran, Lebanon

[Source: Tass, Tel Aviv, 08Dec24]

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