Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 9, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 9, 2024
Egypt condemns Israel’s ‘further occupation’ of Syrian land
IDF forces seen entering Syria, in a handout photo issued by the military on December 9, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Egypt condemns Israel’s “further occupation of Syrian lands” and views the Israeli military’s movement into a buffer zone as an attempt to enforce a new reality on the ground, it says in a foreign ministry statement
Israel moved tanks over the border into the buffer zone with Syria, calling the move temporary, limited, and aimed at ensuring Israel’s security.
Egypt and much of the international community consider Israel’s control over the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in the 1967 Six Day War, an occupation. Israel annexed the Heights in 1981, a move later recognized by the US.
