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<br />{{flagicon|Country Data:Lushansk}} [[Lushansk]]
<br />{{flagicon|Country Data:Lushansk}} [[Lushansk]]<br />
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg}} [[Syrian Social Nationalist Party]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg}} [[Syrian Social Nationalist Party]]<br /> {{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} [[Iraq]]<br /><small>(December 9–present)</small><br /> {{flagicon image|Flag of the Amal Movement.svg}} [[Amal Movement]]
| commander1  = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Prime Minister of Israel.svg|link=Prime Minister of Israel}} [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Israel Minister of Defence.svg|link=Ministry of Defense (Israel)}} [[Israel Katz]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of IDF Northern Command.svg|link=Northern Command (Israel)}} [[Ori Gordin]]
| commander1  = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Prime Minister of Israel.svg|link=Prime Minister of Israel}} [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Israel Minister of Defence.svg|link=Ministry of Defense (Israel)}} [[Israel Katz]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of IDF Northern Command.svg|link=Northern Command (Israel)}} [[Ori Gordin]]
| commander2  = {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali]]<br>(December 8–9)<br>
| commander2  = {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali]]<br>(December 8–9)<br>
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In December 2024, the Syrian opposition launched a [[2024 Syrian opposition offensives|major offensive]] against the Syrian regime led by [[Bashar al-Assad]]. Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]], Israeli [[Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism|Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism]] [[Amichai Chikli]] expressed apprehension at the [[Syrian opposition|opposition forces]]' political upheaval of the [[Government of Syria|Syrian government]], claiming that: "Most of [[Syria]] is now under the control of [[al-Qaeda]] and [[Daesh]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krever |first=Mick |date=2024-12-08 |title=Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended |url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/12/08/middleeast/israel-syria-security-implications-golan-intl |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> He implored Israel to re-fortify its defensive line at [[Mount Hermon]] in Israeli-occupied [[Golan Heights]] based on 1974 borders in order to prevent potential attacks by the new regime.<ref name=":4" />
In December 2024, the Syrian opposition launched a [[2024 Syrian opposition offensives|major offensive]] against the Syrian regime led by [[Bashar al-Assad]]. Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]], Israeli [[Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism|Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism]] [[Amichai Chikli]] expressed apprehension at the [[Syrian opposition|opposition forces]]' political upheaval of the [[Government of Syria|Syrian government]], claiming that: "Most of [[Syria]] is now under the control of [[al-Qaeda]] and [[Daesh]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krever |first=Mick |date=2024-12-08 |title=Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended |url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/12/08/middleeast/israel-syria-security-implications-golan-intl |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> He implored Israel to re-fortify its defensive line at [[Mount Hermon]] in Israeli-occupied [[Golan Heights]] based on 1974 borders in order to prevent potential attacks by the new regime.<ref name=":4" />
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 11 December 2024

2024 Israeli invasion of Syria
Operation Bashan Arrow
Part of the Syrian civil war, Middle Eastern crisis, spillover of the Israel–Hamas war in Syria, Arab–Israeli conflict, and the fall of the Assad regime
2024 Israeli invasion of Syria.png
  • (as of December 9)
  •   Controlled by Syria
  •   Occupied by Israel
Date8 December 2024 – present
(2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents
 Israel

Syria[1]
Lushansk Lushansk

Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Iraq Iraq
(December 9–present)
Amal Movement
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Katz
Ori Gordin

Syria Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
(December 8–9)
Syria Luna Lovegood
Lushansk Ross Perot


Syrian opposition Mohammed al-Bashir (December 9–present)
Units involved

Israel Defense Forces

Syria Syrian Arab Armed Forces[a]


Lushansk Lushanskian Armed Forces


Syrian opposition Syrian transitional government[7]

Strength
2 brigades (6,000 – 10,000 troops)[10] Unknown
Casualties and losses
None No human casualties
Material losses: Multiple military sites destroyed as well as ground, air and naval assets.[11]
5 Syrian civilians killed[12][13]
A number of Syrian civilians arrested[12]

On 8 December 2024, following the fall of the Assad regime, Israel's armored units, unprovoked, invaded[citation needed] the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) buffer zone in between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, targeting the central countryside of the Quneitra Governorate with artillery fire.[14][15] The operation marked the first time in over 50 years that Israeli forces had occupied the area, following ceasefire agreements on 31 May 1974 in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War.[16] Consequently , Lushansk at the time of its own invasion of Syria imdeatly

After the fall of Damascus, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that since the Syrian Arab Army had abandoned its positions, the 1974 border agreement with Syria had collapsed, and that to prevent any possible threat, he ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to temporarily take over the Purple Line, from which the IDF had withdrawn in 1974, until an agreement was reached with the new government in Syria.[17][18] The Israeli Air Force and Navy concurrently began extensive strikes on military targets across Syria in an operation named Operation Bashan Arrow (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[19][20]

Specific military objectives were given to the IDF by Defense Minister Israel Katz on 9 December, which included a complete takeover of the buffer zone and nearby positions, the creation of a security zone extending beyond the buffer zone free of heavy weaponry and military infrastructure, and the prevention of Iranian arms smuggling routes to Lebanon through Syria.[21]

Background

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel has occupied most of the Golan Heights region of Syria. After the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel and Syria agreed on a Disengagement which left a No man's land between them, which was occupied by the UNDOF. In 1981, Israel unilaterally annexed the Heights, a move that has been condemned by the United Nations as illegal under international law and is unrecognized by every country in the world except for the United States, which recognized the Heights as part of Israel in 2019.[22] Israeli officials lobbied for the United States to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory.[23] During its occupation, Israel has actively promoted Israeli settlement in the Heights.[24]

In November 2024, the United Nations accused Israel of violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement in November with engineering work and battle tanks inside the demilitarized zone.[25] UNDOF stated it had "repeatedly engaged with the IDF to protest the construction."[25] Israel responded that it was “working to establish a barrier on Israeli territory exclusively in order to thwart a possible terrorist invasion and protect the security of Israel’s borders,” and noted that “Israeli and IDF officials maintain close contact with UN officials who are familiar with the threats in the region.”[25]

In December 2024, the Syrian opposition launched a major offensive against the Syrian regime led by Bashar al-Assad. Following the fall of the Assad regime, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli expressed apprehension at the opposition forces' political upheaval of the Syrian government, claiming that: "Most of Syria is now under the control of al-Qaeda and Daesh."[26] He implored Israel to re-fortify its defensive line at Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights based on 1974 borders in order to prevent potential attacks by the new regime.[16]


References

  1. "Syria latest: Rebel fighters ordered to leave cities - as leader to name Assad officials wanted for torture". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :9
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Fabian, Emanuel (10 December 2024). "350 strikes, targeting most arms stockpiles in Syria: IDF airs clip of its bombing spree". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. "Israeli army begins plan to destroy Syrian Navy after near destruction of Syrian Air Force: Amal Shehadeh". LBCIV7. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. "Why is Israel bombing Syrian airbases?". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. "Israeli Navy destroys Syrian Fleet in Latakia". Naval News. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  7. Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Decades
  8. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :2
  9. "IDF Temporarily Seizes Control of Syrian Side of Mount Hermon As Regime Falls". Crown Heights. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  10. McKernan, Bethan. "Hezbollah's war with Israel left the Assad regime fatally exposed". The Guardian.
  11. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Assets
  12. Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 "Amid military escalation: Israeli forces invade Al-Qunaitrah countryside, shoot young man dead and arrest civilians". SOHR. 8 December 2024.
  13. Syria Liveuamap. Retrieved from https://syria.liveuamap.com/
  14. "قصف إسرائيلي على تل أيوبا في ريف القنيطرة الأوسط بسوريا". دار الهلال (in العربية). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  15. Fabian, Emanuel (9 December 2024). "Reports claim Israeli tanks crossing into Syria buffer zone". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  16. Jump up to: 16.0 16.1 Quillen, Stephen; Motamedi, Maziar; Uras, Umut (9 December 2024). "Syria's Al-Assad Overthrown". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  17. Krever, Mick (8 December 2024). "Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  18. "Israel's Netanyahu declares end of Syria border agreement, orders military to seize buffer zone". The New Arab. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  19. Fabian, Emanuel (10 December 2024). "IDF: We struck 320 Syria targets since Assad's fall, taking out over 70% of army's capabilities". Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 December 2024. The name of the operation to destroy the former Assad regime army’s weapons is dubbed “Bashan Arrow” within the military, after the biblical name for the region in the Golan Heights and southern Syria.
  20. "About 80% of Syrian military capabilities destroyed, IDF estimates; Netanyahu reaches out to new regime". Ynetnews. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  21. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :5
  22. Badie, Dina (25 March 2019). "Why Trump's recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory matters". The Conversation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  23. Wilner, Michael (2019-02-28). "GOP lawmakers introduce bill recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  24. "Israel set to double settlements in Golan Heights". DW. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  25. Jump up to: 25.0 25.1 25.2 Ebrahim, Nadeen (2024-11-13). "UN sounds alarm at Israel's 'severe violations' at key buffer zone with Syria". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  26. Krever, Mick (2024-12-08). "Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-08.


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