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Robert Fox

OPINION - What is Israel doing in Syria? Benjamin Netanyahu may be about to overplay his hand

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had an international arrest warrant issued for him after he was accused of alleged war crimes in Gaza (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Archive)

Three days ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Israel Katz visited forward positions of the Israel Army at the peak of snow-capped Mount Hermon.

They were in Syria, beyond the demilitarised buffer zone agreed in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Netanyahu said Israeli troops would remain there “until other arrangement can be made to guarantee Israel’s security.”

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