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“We have no interest in a conflict with Syria. We will base Israeli policy in Syria on the situation on the ground,” he declared.
He said, “I remember that Syria was an active enemy state toward Israel for decades,” in reference to Syria’s history of animosity toward Israel. It has attacked us repeatedly.”
“It allowed others to attack us from its territory,” Netanyahu said, criticizing former President Bashar Assad’s alliance with Iran and its proxies. It made it possible for Iran to use its territory to arm Hezbollah.
His comments followed another night of intense Israeli airstrikes across Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported approximately 473 Israeli airstrikes since Assad’s fall on December 8.
Netanyahu highlighted the scale of the destruction, noting, “Over the course of several days, we have destroyed the capabilities that the Assad regime took decades to build. We have also struck the weapons supply routes through Syria to Hezbollah.”
