Netanyahu: Israel will keep seized Syrian territories

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will keep parts of Syrian territory that were seized following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in 2024, according to Maghrebi Week on December 15th.

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.”

Referring to the UN-patrolled buffer zone seized by Israeli forces following the fall of Assad’s government on December 8th, 2024, Netanyahu added, “But we want to keep these assets.”

Maghrebi Week