The actions taken by the IDF in recent days show that Jerusalem is determined to safeguard that border and its people from any spillover of internal fighting in Syria.
The joy of seeing the fall of the tyranny of the Assad regime also compels us to ask many questions to avoid repeating the catastrophic failures of Islamist movements.
By disabling significant parts of Syria's military, Israel’s swift action has prevented Syria from becoming a wholesale distributor of weapons of war.
Syrian detainees return home, but many remain missing or presumed dead amid grim discoveries in Sednaya Prison.
Following Assad's fall in Syria, the US government and non-governmental organizations have intensified their search for Tice.
Documents detail the moment Syrian soldiers started to flee, their watching of IDF maneuvers, and their feelings on "the beloved leader," Bashar Assad.
After majorly interfering in Syria, Iran is now portraying Israel as the intruder.
"The young Syrians will liberate the territories occupied by the Zionist entity," Khamenei previously wrote in a Hebrew post.
Israel must seize the current opportunity to foster a stable and non-hostile relationship with its strategic neighbor to the north.
Israel and Turkey have entered into a diplomatic spat, with both sides accusing the other of occupying Syria.
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