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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had ordered the army to take control of the neutral zone that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria.
It would be the first time Israeli troops would be deployed in the neutral zone since a 1974 agreement that established the line of control between Israel and Syria, although they have entered neutral ground for short periods in the past.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and annexed it in 1981. Most international powers, except the United States, recognize it as occupied Syrian territory.
" Together with the defense minister and with the full support of the cabinet, I directed the IDF yesterday to take control of the buffer zone and the dominant positions near it. We will not allow any hostile force to settle on our border ," Netanyahu said during a visit to the Golan Heights.
The Israel Defense Forces announced the deployment, saying it was done to ensure the safety of Golan Heights communities and Israeli citizens after Syrian troops reportedly abandoned their posts. The army statement added that the army is not interfering in internal events in Syria.
Netanyahu also said the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria was "a direct result" of Israel's military campaign against Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
" This is a historic day in the history of the Middle East. Israel is following a policy of good neighborliness," he said.
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