Netanyahu: Israel to keep seized Syrian territories

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will remain in the Syrian territories it seized, according to the Middle East Eye via Haaretz on December 7th.

During a meeting with Israeli ambassadors, Netanyahu said: “We very much hope that we will be able to reach a demilitarisation agreement for southern Syria and also take care of our Druze brothers. But we want to keep these assets.”

Israel has occupied Syrian territories, including the Golan Heights, since 1967; more southern Syrian territory was seized following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government on December 8th, 2024.

Middle East Eye via Haaretz, Maghrebi.org