Israel seizing the moment to ‘debilitate’ Syria’s defences: Daniel Levy

Israel has waged a major air offensive in Syria since the fall of al-Assad, hitting more than 500 targets, including airfields and weapons sites, while also seizing more territory near the occupied Golan Heights. Daniel Levy, a former Israeli negotiator and president of the US/Middle East Project, says Israel is taking advantage of the moment to “debilitate” any future Syrian authority “of its ability to defend itself”. “I think the signal Israel thinks it’s sending is: ‘We’re here. We’re the regional policemen… We can act with impunity,'” said Levy. For Israeli PM Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, moving Israeli forces further beyond the Golan is also a way to open up the possibility of permanent territorial gains, he added. “Maybe Netanyahu would rather go down not as a criminal who also presided over the failure of October 7, but rather as someone who expanded Israel’s borders,” said Levy. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #Syria #GolanHeights #IsraelSyriaBorder #AxisOfResistance #SyriaWar #SyriaCivilWar #SyriaIsFree #AssadHasFallen #IsraelSyriaBufferZone #BasharAlAssad #SyrianFighters #AlJazeeraEnglish