Israel's defence minister has instructed troops to prepare to stay for winter on the peak of Mount Hermon, which sits on the border between Syria, Lebanon and a UN demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
The announcement comes after Israel seized control of the zone on 8 December after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Defense Minister Israel Katz's office said in a statement that "due to what is happening in Syria, there is enormous security importance to our holding on to the peak".
Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus for Syria’s first Friday prayers since ex-President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in a lightning offensive by rebel forces.
Similar celebrations have been held in Aleppo, Hama, Daraa and other cities.
To celebrate the fall of the Assad regime, the Kurdish administration that controls areas of northeast Syria has issued an amnesty for prisoners held in territory under their control, The Associated Press news agency reported.
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Le ministre israélien de la Défense, Israël Katz, a ordonné vendredi à l'armée de "se préparer à rester" tout l'hiver dans la zone tampon entre Israël et la Syrie sur le sommet du plateau du Golan, où se trouve une force de l'ONU.
ReplyDeleteIsraël, qui a conquis une partie de ce plateau lors de la guerre israélo-arabe de 1967, s'est emparé dimanche de la zone démilitarisée, quelques heures seulement après la fuite du président syrien, Bachar al-Assad, chassé du pouvoir par les rebelles syriens.
Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, is ready to supply food to Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval told Reuters on Friday.
ReplyDeleteRussian and Syrian sources said earlier that Russian wheat supplies to Syria had been suspended over uncertainty about the new government and payment delays.