Israel orders troops to ‚prepare to remain‘ in Syria buffer zone through winter

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to „prepare to remain“ throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.Israel seized the demilitarised zone on the strategic plateau on Sunday, just hours after Syrian rebels swept president Bashar al-Assad from power.The move drew international condemnation including from the United Nations…
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