Netanyahu says fall of Assad is a direct result of Israeli blows to Hezbollah and Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad on Sunday (December 8) as a "historic day" that followed the blows delivered by Israel against Assad's supporters Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. On a visit to an observation point in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overseeing Syria, Netanyahu said he had ordered Israeli forces to seize areas in the U.N.-monitored buffer zone with Syria to ensure Israel's security and said: "We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on our border." Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz who accompanied Netanyahu said the Israeli military deployed forces in the buffer zone "to ensure the protection of all Israeli communities." The visit came hours after Syrian rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of autocratic rule after more than 13 years of civil war. The Islamist rebels also dealt a major blow to the influence of Russia and Iran in Syria in the heart of the region. (Production: Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #BenjaminNetanyahu #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews
