In the midst of two fragile ceasefires, one in Gaza and one in Lebanon, Israel continues to escalate militarily on all fronts. Earlier this week, Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes in southern Syria on the surroundings of the Syrian towns of Izrea and Ain al-Beida, while Israeli ground troops pushed deeper into Syrian territory and entered the administrative limits of the governorates of Deraa and Quneitera.
The week before, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a speech at a graduation ceremony for Israeli officers that Israel would not leave the territories it occupied in Syria after the fall of Assad regime last December. Netanyahu also said that Israel would not allow Syria’s new army south of Damascus. ….more
