Israeli forces released footage of their deployment into Syria following the fall of Bashar Assad's regime.
The Israel Defense Forces deployed paratroopers into Syria to conduct 'defense activities' on Sunday, after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. The IDF said the deployment was meant to 'proactively ensure the defense of Golan' amid the instability in Syria. Footage and images show paratroopers and heavily armored tanks deploying to the buffer zone. The move comes as both the U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Assad's fall in a statement on Sunday, going on to announce Sunday's troop movements in order to 'take action against possible threats.' 'One of them is the collapse of the Separation of Forces Agreement from 1974 between Israel and Syria. This agreement held for 50 years. Last night, it collapsed,' Netanyahu said. 'The Syrian army abandoned its positions.
For his part, Assad fled Damascus with his wife and three children shortly before the country fell to rebel forces this weekend. He has since been granted asylum in Moscow.
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