Israel grabs buffer zone in Syria’s Golan, tells villagers to stay home (www.aljazeera.com)
from IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 11:15
https://lemmy.world/post/22937131

Israel has “seized” territory in Syrian-controlled areas of the Golan Heights, as its military warned Syrians living in five villages close to the Israeli-occupied portion of the strategic area to “stay home”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ordered Israeli forces to grab a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, after a lightning advance by Syrian opposition forces ended Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

Israel captured a portion of the Golan Heights in the 1967 war and annexed it. The international community, except for the United States, views it as illegally occupied Syrian territory.

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fluxion@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 11:43 next collapse

“stay home so we can bomb you easier”

ashar@infosec.pub on 09 Dec 13:36 next collapse

Israel occupies more territory as a buffer zone for its 50 year old buffer zone.

bamboo@lemm.ee on 09 Dec 19:59 collapse

Is almost as if their goal isn’t security within their borders, but just regular conquest.

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz on 09 Dec 16:16 next collapse

The problem is that when the state of Israel tells you to stay home it is as likely it is so they can more assuredly wipe out your family in one go as it is they care about your safety.

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Dec 16:26 collapse

Gotta steal all that land that god gave to his special cult. Did you know god gave them an exact line of latitude? smh.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel