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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, December 14, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Visiting Golan, IDF chief says Israel ‘not interfering with what’s happening in Syria’
This handout photo from the IDF shows Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) meeting with troops stationed in the Golan Heights, December 14, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Visiting Israeli troops in the Syrian Golan Heights, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi declares “We are not interfering with what’s happening in Syria.”
“There was an enemy country here. Its army collapsed,” Halevi says in a video released by the IDF, referring to the deposed Assad regime. “There is a threat that terror elements will reach here and we advanced so… extreme terror elements won’t settle close to the border with us.”
While stressing Israel “has no intention of managing Syria,” Halevi states the military “is unequivocally interfering” when it comes to ensuring the security of Israeli citizens with the IDF’s preparations along the Syrian border.
