{"id":203642,"date":"2024-12-13T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-israel-using-assads-downfall-to-seize-more-syrian-land-in-the-golan-heights-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T00:04:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:04:19","slug":"is-israel-using-assads-downfall-to-seize-more-syrian-land-in-the-golan-heights-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-israel-using-assads-downfall-to-seize-more-syrian-land-in-the-golan-heights-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Israel using Assad&#8217;s downfall to seize more Syrian land in the Golan Heights? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eKvdHUQQzmM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Israel using Assad's downfall to seize more Syrian land in the Golan Heights? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKvdHUQQzmM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will remain in a Golan Heights buffer zone until border security between Israel and Syria is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p> Israeli troops seized parts of the heights earlier this week, citing potential security threats from Syria. <\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military has been carrying out strikes in Syria against military targets despite international condemnation.  <\/p>\n<p>DW spoke to London School of Economics Professor and Middle East Fawaz Gerges about Israel&#8217;s actions. He expressed concern that Israel&#8217;s occupation may become a permanent one.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Weller, an international law professor at the University of Cambridge warned that Israel&#8217;s actions in the UN buffer zone were likely in breach of international law. <\/p>\n<p>Weller also questioned Israel&#8217;s claims of self defense when it came to Israel&#8217;s extensive attacks on Syrian military targets, saying that there appeared to be no risk of imminent attacks from Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Harel Charev from the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University, however, said that Israel&#8217;s actions were justified by fears of what Syria&#8217;s newly installed government might do.<\/p>\n<p>The rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the offensive that resulted in the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad last week, was previously linked to extremist groups like al-Qaeda and the so-called &quot;Islamic State&quot; (IS).<\/p>\n<p>HTS has been designated a terrorist organization by the US and the UK, among others, although there is growing debate about removing that designation. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Israel occupies Syrian buffer zone<br \/>\n02:05 LSE Professor Fawaz Gerges fears occupation could become permanent<br \/>\n09:46 DW&#8217;s Stella M\u00e4nner gives the latest from Damascus<br \/>\n12:05 Cambridge professor Marc Weller discusses Israel&#8217;s actions<br \/>\n16:56 DW&#8217;s Emily Gordine updates from Jerusalem<br \/>\n20:26 Harel Chorev explains Israeli military concerns<\/p>\n<p>#israel #syria #golanheights <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will remain in a Golan Heights buffer zone until border security between Israel and Syria is guaranteed. 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