Israel installs military equipment in Syria’s 'demilitarized zone'
Israel says it has transferred and installed military equipment within the demilitarized buffer zone in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights.
Satellite imagery captured on January 21 shows Israel’s military construction was taking place in the area.
Under the terms of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Syria in 1974, the regime’s military is prohibited from crossing the so-called Alpha Line on the western edge of the Area of Separation (AoS).
In a post on X on Tuesday, Israel’s military confirmed the transfer of the equipment to the buffer zone, describing it as “part of the logistical effort … to the forces to withstand stormy weather conditions.”
It said that the equipment and infrastructure is “uniquely suited to the severe weather in the area,” in southern Syria.
“The comprehensive response also included, among other things, a unique medical building for treating cold-related injuries equipped with the necessary tools, as well as kitchens and a dining hall to provide hot meals for the soldiers."
Satellite imagery captured by Planet Labs PBC, a US-based Earth-imaging company, indicates that construction began at the beginning of this year, amid a security vacuum following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government on December 8.
Following Assad’s fall, the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered his forces to launch an incursion deep into Syrian territory and seize control of key strategic areas. He said that his forces will remain in the buffer zone “until border security is guaranteed.”
According to military specialists, the latest military construction within the demilitarized zone indicates that Israel’s military is planning to maintain at least an interim presence in the southwest corner of Syria.
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