On Saturday, Israeli troops began operations to control a demilitarized buffer zone in Syria. This buffer zone, situated ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that he had ordered the army to "take control" of the buffer zone separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria.

Israel has since expanded its zone of control to nearby villages, setting off clashes with residents last month. Israel has also repeatedly bombed Syrian military bases and other targets ...