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TEHRAN – The Israeli regime makes the most of the instability in Syria to expand its expansionist project.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As insecurity and a power vacuum emerged in the Arab state after armed groups took control of state institutions, the Israelis seized on the crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Israeli tanks were seen crossing into the outskirts of the southeastern Syrian province of\u00a0Quneitra\u00a0on Sunday, with shelling heard in the area.<\/p>\n
The Israeli occupation forces also dispatched infantry to a buffer zone in the occupied Syrian\u00a0Golan Heights,\u00a0the regime\u2019s military confirmed on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The occupation army said it would remain in Syrian territory for \u201cas long as necessary\u201d<\/p>\n
Hebrew media reported that Unit 5101, more commonly known as Shaldag, has reached the summit of Syria\u2019s Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Analysts have said the land grab signals new Israeli ambitions to occupy and annex large parts of Syria after the fall of its government.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is the first time Israeli forces have taken up positions beyond the buffer zone since it was established in 1974.<\/p>\n
The regime further exploited the crisis in Syria with airstrikes on key sites. Israel\u2019s air raids on the Mazzeh district of the capital, Damascus, with explosions heard in the vicinity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Separately, regional intelligence sources told news agencies that Israeli fighter jets targeted the Syrian air base of Khalkhala in southern Syria.<\/p>\n
By Sunday evening, Israeli warplanes bombarded more Syrian army sites in Damascus.<\/p>\n
The lightening developments in Syria have sparked widespread comment across Israeli politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the\u00a0fall of President Assad\u00a0as a \u201chistoric day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis of course creates new, very important opportunities for Israel,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said they showed why \u201cit is more important than ever to create a strong regional coalition, with Saudi Arabia and the countries of the Abraham Accords, to work together\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranian axis has weakened significantly, and Israel needs to strive for an overall political achievement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Other Israeli politicians called on the government in Tel Aviv to take control of the entire Golan Heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Government minister Amichai Chikli wrote in a social media post that there must be a new Israeli \u201cdefense zone\u201d at the 1974 ceasefire line.<\/p>\n
A member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Tzvi Succot, echoed those comments, saying this measure would be \u201cimmense\u201d during a time when the political and military cost \u201cis likely lower than ever\u201d.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, former Israeli military intelligence officer Lieutenant Colonel, Mordechai Kedar, was interviewed on Sunday by Hebrew media, Kan Reshet Bet, where he claimed:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am in contact with the rebels in Syria and I have passed a detailed list of equipment they requested from Israel to senior officials in the country. The rebels are willing to sign a peace agreement with Israel, only if they control Syria and Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Israeli spy agency, Mossad, was also thrilled with the fall of Homs, a clear sign highlighting how significant this development was to the security of the regime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a post on social media, a Mossad-affiliated channel wrote: \u201cHoms, the corridor used by Iran to bring weapons to Hezbollah, is no longer active.\u201d<\/p>\n
The post added: “Amazing”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is no credible evidence that Iran had used the city of Homs to transfer weapons to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Experts say militants operating in Syria had previously received medical treatment at field hospitals in the occupied Golan as well as in the Israeli city of Safed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Time will tell what the intentions of this latest mixture of armed groups are. Some have lately vowed to have a more moderate outlook with neighbors in the region and are no longer associated with Daesh and al-Qaeda.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether this outlook serves Israeli interests is a key factor as most countries in West Asia believe the Israeli regime is the source of instability in the region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n