“Bibi” began implementing the plan from Syria: The Israeli occupation is implementing the middle “rift”!
With the fall of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the withdrawal of the Syrian army from many border areas; Israel began taking unprecedented steps to expand its presence in Syria. Its forces took control of the Syrian region of Mount Hermon, and announced the establishment of a buffer zone. These developments raise questions about Israel’s goals and future plans in light of the security and political vacuum. It was not a surprise that the Israeli army announced the bombing of chemical and strategic weapons stores in Syria, which it said had completely destroyed them. To prevent its transfer to armed organizations.
Israel did not hide its surprise at the speed of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the military intelligence services and Mossad admitted that their ability to This coup and the rapid developments were expected, while security and political consultations were held hours ago on the morning of the opposition’s arrival in Damascus to discuss ways to deal with the recent developments, and several quick and immediate measures were taken to strengthen the army’s deployment. The Israeli forces transferred the paratroopers and commando brigades to the buffer zone inside Syrian territory, and along the border area, along with an armored unit and intelligence and monitoring systems.
Israel declared large agricultural agricultural areas closed military, prevented entry into them, and placed barriers on main roads in the Golan near the border. It canceled education in the villages of the Golan, as part of the state of emergency that it imposed on most of the Golan region, from the far reaches of Mount Hermon to the southern Golan and Tiberias. The army command was It approved two plans, one offensive and the other defensive.
A few days ago, in the wake of the rapid developments inside Syria and within the scenario of Assad’s fall; The occupation security establishment approved a defensive plan to protect the borders and prevent the infiltration of elements of organizations that Israel lists as hostile to it or the possibility of developments that would push Syrian residents to flee towards Israel. It began establishing a buffer zone within the area known as the forbidden zone in the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement. Which, according to what the Israelis confirmed, Tel Aviv is not permitted to enter and has not entered since that time. The army deployed reinforced military forces and armored vehicles in specific areas such as Quneitra, Alon Habshan, and other towns close to Daraa and the Syrian areas where fighting is raging. During that time, bulldozers began carrying out excavation work to build a road at the furthest point overlooking the Israeli side, and established trenches and obstacles in these areas. The army concentrated these works in the area known as Al-Sayhat Hill, which was Syrians arrive there from various towns and regions in Syria to talk remotely with their Syrian relatives in the Golan.
While Army Chief of Staff Herzi confirmed Halevy, during a session assessing the army’s readiness in attack and defense and working to thwart and prevent threats in the region, said that he continues to prepare plans to confront various scenarios.
Halevi said that the army’s current tasks are to monitor the main points and Iranian movements, and if they It will carry out actions to promote its interests, and this, according to him, is a top priority, in addition to following up on the local elements that control the region, what they are doing, how they behave, and the extent of their deterrence, and making sure that they are not confused or headed toward… Israel.. Halevy threatened that if confusion occurred, there would be an offensive response followed by a very strong defense, and the army continues its preparation and readiness for that, but he did not indicate, from near or far, the main reason for entering the Syrian depth of 235 kilometers, which is the map of the new Middle East that was In Netanyahu’s hands, he explains the expansions up to the Euphrates in Iraq, which also makes it clear that all these forces are not for the sake of protecting Israel’s borders; But it is in order to enter Iraq and control the part of Iraq that Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, identified in order to begin implementing Israel’s plan from the Euphrates.
During the last two days, Israel carried out extensive excavations there and erected the Israeli flag on the hill, and on the morning of the arrival of the opposition or forces The Levant Front to Damascus, and in the wake of the announcement of Assad’s collapse, it strengthened the implementation of its defensive operations, transferring the two elite commando and paratrooper brigades in its army to the buffer zone on Syrian territory. And along the borders of the ceasefire line, as well as the Armored Corps unit, in preparation for any security escalation, the penetration of the controlling organizations in Syria into these areas, and the possibility of carrying out attacks against Israel. In return, it began implementing the offensive plan it had approved by conducting extensive military training for the navy in cooperation with the air and land forces. The training extended from Ras Naqoura to the sea area adjacent to the city of Nahariya, while the army announced that it had bombed, during an early hour on the day of the fall of the Assad regime, chemical and strategic weapons stores. It reached the Damascus countryside and the port of Latakia, and the army said that it had completely destroyed it to prevent its transfer to armed organizations.
During the security consultations, several matters were discussed. Proposals include the occupation of strategic areas on the Syrian side, with the Syrian peak of Mount Hermon at its center.. Diaspora Minister Amichai Shikli called on the government and security services to take an immediate decision to occupy the Syrian peak of Mount Hermon, as it constitutes an important strategic area. Especially in terms of surveillance, and the danger of hostile organizations arriving and carrying out attacks against Israel. Shikli considered that the events in Syria are far from a reason for joy. He wrote in a post on the ; In the end, most of Syria is now under the control of organizations that emerged from Al-Qaeda and ISIS. The good news is the increasing strength of the Kurds and the expansion of their control in the northeast of the country. He wrote calling on Israel to control the summit of Mount Hermon and establish a new defensive line based on a stop line. Since the 1974 shooting, it is forbidden to allow extremists to settle near our settlements.
Shekli’s statement also came despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that the ministers not Releasing statements about developments in Syria and the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, except that Israel is closely monitoring what will happen next. The Likud Party asked its members in the Knesset not to conduct interviews about Syria without Netanyahu’s approval.
And on his tour Inside the Golan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considered the agreement signed between Israel and Syria in 1974 concluded, saying: “We are working first and foremost to protect our borders… and this region has been for 50 years.” A general buffer zone agreed upon in 1974 in accordance with the Separation of Forces Agreement. Today, this agreement collapsed and the Syrian soldiers abandoned their positions. With the full support of the government, I issued instructions to the army to seize the buffer zone and its adjacent control sites. We will not allow any hostile force to assert itself over the area. Our borders».
A few years ago, specifically in 2016, the Israeli Minister of Finance and Member of the Knesset, Bezalel Smotrich, appeared in an interview with the TV channel Israeli television, saying: The borders of Jerusalem must extend to the Syrian capital, Damascus, and that Israel must also seize Jordan. Smotrich and other Israeli officials repeated these statements on several subsequent occasions; It sheds light on the efforts of the Israeli extreme right to expand Israel’s borders to include large parts of the Middle East, a proposal supported by voices even from outside this right. The Israeli right, to advance its project to expand the State of Israel, is based on religious beliefs stating that the Promised Land extends over vast lands of The region.. The Israel Torah and Land Institute claims on its website that the Greater Land of Israel extends from the Euphrates River in the east to the Nile River in the south. The supporters of this project also stop at one of the texts in the Torah and what was mentioned in the Book of Genesis, in which on that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: To your descendants I give this land from the River of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River. (Genesis 15: 18-21). What map did the Israeli Prime Minister raise for the first time before the United Nations General Assembly at its 78th session in September 2023? This is the best evidence of a new drawing of the Middle East according to Netanyahu’s concept, as it did not mention Palestine or the State of Palestine, and the blue color dominated the map, indicating the State of Israel, including the West Bank as well as the Gaza Strip. This map was a clear message to the world that Israel sees itself as a country with expanded borders, and does not accept any settlement that does not achieve these expansionist goals. This scene raised the concern of many countries, which considered it not just a signal; Rather, it was a declaration of a clear intention to implement the dreams of the Israeli right that have been accumulated for ages by imposing fait accompli policies under the title: redrawing the map of the new Middle East.
Netanyahu considered that Assad’s collapse came as a result of the attacks carried out by Israel against Iran and Hezbollah and led to their weakening. He said in the context of his speech, “This is a historic day in the history of the Middle East, and for our part, we will not allow any hostile force to establish its presence on the borders of Israel.” According to Netanyahu, Al-Assad was a central link in the Iranian axis of evil, “This regime fell thanks to the strikes that We directed it to Iran and Hezbollah, the main supporters of the Assad regime.” This created a chain of reactions throughout the Middle East for all those who want freedom from this system of oppression and tyranny. In Netanyahu’s view, the collapse of Assad creates new and very important opportunities for Israel, but it is not without dangers as well. Israel justifies its recent moves by saying that it aims to protect the settlements in the Golan and prevent the infiltration of armed groups into its territory. However, developments indicate that Israeli steps go beyond mere defense to strengthen its regional influence. The area of the buffer zone controlled by Israel is about 235 square kilometers, equivalent to about 60% of the area of the Gaza Strip. This extensive control took place without any significant resistance, which prompted Netanyahu to boast politically that Israel obtained these lands without firing a single shot. But analyst Kanana warned that Israel may not only adhere to the buffer zone line; Rather, its control may extend to deeper areas inside Syrian territory if it sees that there are security weaknesses in the adjacent areas.
Quoted from Rosaly Youssef magazine
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