Israel's move into the buffer zone follows Syrian troops abandoning their positions in Quneitra province, part of the demilitarized area. Forces loyal to the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have consolidated control in parts of southern Syria, raising concerns about potential escalation near Israel's border.

Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.

Assad's 24-year rule came to an end on Sunday, Israel, which borders Syria, has conducted hundreds of strikes in key Syrian cities, targeting key military and strategic installations.

Tel Aviv: Israel’s morale is high as it rides on the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria on December 8. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a direct warning to Iran and Hezbollah on Sunday, December 15 and said his country would continue to take action against both to achieve a complete victory.

Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.

Israel will remain on the strategic Mount Hermon site on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Dec. 15 (UPI) --Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will double the Israeli population of the Golan Heights following the fall of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad. The Israeli government ...

A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces ... The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a message to the Iranian people, reiterated that the future of Iran without the Islamic Republic will arrive sooner than people think. This marks Netanyahu’s second message to the Iranian people in less than a month.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had ... where a rebel coalition overthrew the regime of President Bashar al-Assad last weekend following a lightning advance through ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will double the Israeli population of the Golan Heights following the fall of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad. The Israeli government approved the plan Sunday.

Highlights: Leadership transition hands opportunity to Syria's neighbors Response by Syria's new government to inroads is uncertain Syria's leadership isn't the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month's toppling of longtime dictator,