Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said for the first time that Israel will not allow the new authorities in Syria to deploy military units south of Damascus. This is reported by the portal “Today in Israel”.

In addition, Netanyahu pledged to protect the Syrian Druze if they are attacked.

Earlier it was reported that the Israeli army is strengthening the counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank by deploying a tank division in the Jenin area. This is the first deployment of armored vehicles to the region since Operation Protective Wall in 2002.