Chief of Staff: 'We won't allow southern Syria to become a terror stronghold' - Yoni Kempinski

 

by Yoni Kempinski

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits Syria-Israel border, says IDF 'acting decisively to prevent the entrenchment of hostile elements beyond the border, prevent harm to Druze civilians.'

 

IDF Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir on Wednesday evening held a situational assessment at the "Nafah" Base in the Golan Heights.

Participating in the assessment were Deputy Chief of the General Staff MG Tamir Yadai; Commander of the Northern Command MG Ori Gordin; Head of the Intelligence Directorate MG Shlomi Binder; Head of the Operations Directorate MG Itzik Cohen; Commander of the 210th Division BG Yair Peli; and other commanders.

Following the Chief of the General Staff's directive to expand efforts in the sector, members of the General Staff Forum conducted a field tour and held discussions with the commanders.

"We are acting with determination to prevent hostile elements from establishing a presence beyond the border, to protect the citizens of the State of Israel, and to prevent the harming of Druze civilians," Zamir began.

"We will not allow southern Syria to become a terror stronghold. We will not rely on anyone else, we will defend the communities along the border. There is no room for disorder near the border fence." 

Yoni Kempinski

Source: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411782

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