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IDF Advances into Quneitra to Fortify Buffer Zone, Targets Chemical Facilities

Dec 8, 2024, 04:17 AM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched an operation to fortify the buffer zone along the Israel-Syria border in the Quneitra region, following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. The IDF has advanced into the demilitarized zone, deploying tanks and establishing checkpoints in the Golan Heights to strengthen border defenses and prevent potential attacks from Syrian rebels. This move comes as a precautionary measure to secure the border amid regional instability. Schools in four Druze settlements in the Golan Heights have been closed as a precaution, and reports suggest that the IDF targeted chemical weapon facilities in Syria.