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Saturday, March 8, 2025
IDF says it seized, destroyed weapons in ‘targeted raids’ in southern Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Over the past week, the IDF says it carried out several “targeted raids” in southern Syria, during which troops captured and destroyed numerous weapons.
The weapons included rifles, ammunition, rockets, and other military gear.
The IDF has described its presence in southern Syria’s buffer zone as a temporary and defensive measure, though Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that troops will remain deployed to nine army posts in the area “indefinitely.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month that southern Syria must be completely demilitarized, warning that Israel would not accept the presence of the forces of the new Syrian Islamist-led government near its territory.
IDF troops operate in southern Syria, in a video issued by the military on March 8, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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