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IDF to Control Buffer Zone on Syria Border Until Possible to Enforce Deal

© AP Photo / Abir SultanIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, July 30, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, July 30, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.12.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will temporarily control the buffer zone on the Syrian border, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
The statement specified that this move is necessary for security purposes, until a "force" appears that will ensure the implementation of the 1974 disengagement agreement,
American military convoy rides during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.12.2024
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"Israel will not allow jihadist groups to fill this vacuum and pose a threat to Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights in the style of the October 7 attacks. That is why Israeli forces entered the buffer zone and took control of strategic locations near the Israeli border. This deployment is temporary until a force committed to the 1974 agreement emerges and security at our border is guaranteed," the statement said.

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