Rebels in Syria take advantage of Israel’s successes against a weakened Iran axis

Meir Ben-Shabbat: From Israel’s perspective, the most urgent thing is to ensure that Tehran does not exploit the renewal of the civil war for its own needs, to smuggle weapons, to consolidate forces and capabilities. Beyond that, Israel must ensure that the renewal of fighting in the southern Syrian Golan Heights does not spill over into our territory,” he continued, adding that Israel’s core interest is that Hezbollah, the Shiite militias, and Iranian elements be eliminated from the civil war in Syria.

Israel needs to take advantage of the new reality in Syria to act more decisively and firmly than before to push Iran and its proxies out of this country.

Published in Times of Israel, December 1, 2024.