Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic move on Tuesday by entering Syrian territory during a security tour of the buffer zone recently seized by Israel. This marks the first time a sitting Israeli leader has ventured into Syrian territory.
Following the fall of Bashar Assad, Israel took control of a swath of southern Syria along the border with the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, designating it as a buffer zone. The Golan Heights, captured by Israel during the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed, remains under Israeli control, despite lacking recognition from most of the international community.
