Netanyahu questioned: “Will Syria become a peaceful country? Will it eliminate the jihadists in its army? Will it cooperate with me to establish a demilitarized zone in southwestern Syria on the border of the Heights?” according to the Times of Israel. He added: “The Syrian Druze were tortured and slaughtered, almost as badly as what happened on October 7, 2023,” he claimed.
Regarding the future of Gaza, Netanyahu affirmed that “Israel will not entrust its security to any external party, whether in Gaza or any other front.” A force had infiltrated the village of Ras al-Qata in the southern countryside of Quneitra, southwestern Syria, on Wednesday. Syrian Al-Ikhbariya channel reported that “Israeli occupation forces infiltrated the village, established a military checkpoint, and prevented the locals from passing through.”
He stated that “Israel occupied the Golan under the pretext of self-defense, and today it imposes conditions in southern Syria under the pretext of protecting the Golan. After years, it might occupy central Syria under the pretext of protecting the south, and with this logic, it might eventually reach Munich.”
On September 29, Syrian Information Minister Hamza Mustafa confirmed that “the security agreement between Syria and Israel is entirely different from the normalization of relations between the two countries,” pointing out that Israel “considered the disengagement agreement signed in 1974 null and void.” He stated that Damascus conducted three rounds of negotiations with the Israelis, adding: “However, Israeli strikes on Syria have complicated matters.” Earlier, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani confirmed that Israeli raids on Syrian areas made it difficult.
