Israel Reinforces Occupation Of Deraa In South Syria
Israel has occupied 600 km of Syrian territory and carried out a massive bombing campaign in the country since Bashar al-Assad’s fall
Al-Mayadeen reported on 4 January that the Israeli army brought reinforcements to the Al-Jazeera barracks in the village of Maariyah in the countryside of Deraa, on the Syrian-Jordanian border, in a further sign that Israel plans to expand its occupation of Syrian territory.
Sources speaking with the Lebanese channel said Israeli forces installed high concrete barriers and paved all the roads leading to the barracks.
The sources added that the Israeli army has begun conducting armored patrols on the foothills at the base of the strategic Mount Hermon on the Syria-Lebanon border.
Israel has occupied some 600 km of Syrian territory after the government of Bashar al-Assad was toppled on 8 December by militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
Walla reported that “despite the pressure exerted by European parties on Israel, the political level directed the Israeli army to prepare for a long presence in Syrian territory.”
After US and Turkish-backed militants from HTS took control of Damascus, the Israeli air force also began a massive bombing campaign to destroy the military capabilities of the Syrian army, its vital infrastructure, and research centers.
