TEHRAN For years the Israeli regime has actually pursued specific military and tactical objectives in Syria.Following the unlawful profession of Syrias Golan Heights in 1967 and annexing two-thirds of the territory in 1981 (a relocation not acknowledged under international law), the routine had always sought to destabilize Syria.Under previous Presidents Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, Syria, with a strong army, functioned as a strong fan of Hezbollah and the Palestinian resistance motion in Gaza.Former Syrian governments likewise refused to sever ties with the anti-Israeli resistance groups despite numerous Western offers to do so.The collapse of the Syrian army in December 2024 following a decade-old fight with terrorists and foreign-armed militant groups, coupled with U.S.
profession and sanctions have provided a golden ticket for the Israeli military to broaden the domains of its profession of Syria.The new federal government in Syria, a mix of armed groups that battled the former Syrian Arab Army, has actually revealed little appetite to release declarations to condemn Israels expanding occupation and aggression in Syria, let alone withstand the occupiers.That has raised major question marks about Israels long-lasting intentions.Apart from recording the whole Golan Heights and broadening its occupation to southern parts of Syria, the Israeli program is looking to combine and extend its grip on the Syrian territory.This is while Israel has preserved an aggressive military posture battle 80% of Syrian military assets.The prolonged instability in Syria has actually lined up with Israeli interests to guarantee the Arab state remains fragmented and unable to posture a threat to Tel Aviv or support the resistance groups versus the regime.Israel looks for to make use of a much weaker Syria after the fall of Assad.The program also looks for to broaden its objective of local insecurity, using Syrian land as a center, something successive Israeli governments had just dreamt of.Another objective for Israel is to broaden settlements in the Golan.
The absence of a strong main Syrian authority has supplied the routine with a chance to accelerate settlement construction in the occupied Golan Heights.By integrating the Golan even more into Israeli economy and infrastructure, Israel could strengthen its de facto control, making any future settlement over the territory increasingly difficult.Without a unified government in Damascus to resist the ever-growing occupation, the Israelis might exploit a weaker Syria to reinforce its deterrence method and expand its military footprint, not only in the Golan however possibly in other strategically essential locations in southern Syria.Israeli aspirations in Syria are also formed by the positions of its staunchest ally, Washington.
The United States has historically supported unlawful Israeli actions in Syria.Washingtons acknowledgment of Israels sovereignty over the Golan Heights further emboldens Israeli plans to entrench its profession and additional destabilize the region.