Netanyahu Says Israeli Troops Will Occupy a Buffer Zone Inside Syria for the Foreseeable Future

Netanyahu Says Israeli Troops Will Occupy a Buffer Zone Inside Syria for the Foreseeable Future
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) visits Israeli forces in a buffer zone inside Syria on Dec. 17, 2024. Israel Government Press Office via AP
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JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel’s security.”

Netanyahu made the comments from the summit of Mount Hermon—the highest peak in the area—inside Syria, about 6 miles from the border with the Israel-held Golan Heights.