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ISRAEL: IDF Denies Advance Beyond Syria Buffer Zone

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Conflicting reports in the media regarding the advance of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) into the buffer zone between Israel and Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The zone was established in the 1970s following the Yom Kippur War and has since then had the IDF on one side and forces of the Assad regime on the other with UN peacekeepers in place. Following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces, the IDF has moved to capture the Syrian side of Mount Hermon as well as the entire buffer zone. 

  • Some initial reports claimed that Israeli tanks were within 25km of the Syrian capital Damascus, with tanks at the town of Qatana - 10km east of the buffer zone into Syrian territory.
  • However, Israel has pushed back on these claims, with an Israeli spox saying "It's not true, the forces have not left the buffer zone." Wires report an Israeli spox saying "We've deployed in the Syria buffer zone and at border points."
  • While Israel's actions in the buffer zone are unlikely to have a material impact on its operations in Gaza or on the ceasefire in Lebanon, a perceived Israeli incursion into Syrian territory outside the established buffer zone could further exacerbate regional tensions. 
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Conflicting reports in the media regarding the advance of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) into the buffer zone between Israel and Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The zone was established in the 1970s following the Yom Kippur War and has since then had the IDF on one side and forces of the Assad regime on the other with UN peacekeepers in place. Following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces, the IDF has moved to capture the Syrian side of Mount Hermon as well as the entire buffer zone. 

  • Some initial reports claimed that Israeli tanks were within 25km of the Syrian capital Damascus, with tanks at the town of Qatana - 10km east of the buffer zone into Syrian territory.
  • However, Israel has pushed back on these claims, with an Israeli spox saying "It's not true, the forces have not left the buffer zone." Wires report an Israeli spox saying "We've deployed in the Syria buffer zone and at border points."
  • While Israel's actions in the buffer zone are unlikely to have a material impact on its operations in Gaza or on the ceasefire in Lebanon, a perceived Israeli incursion into Syrian territory outside the established buffer zone could further exacerbate regional tensions.