Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said late Sunday that he is being contacted by Syrian soldiers who claim their hands are tied and they are not allowed to deal with Hezbollah. Bennett called the situation a disgrace and said it will soon be corrected, according to his statement posted on social media.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said late Sunday that he is being contacted by Syrian soldiers who claim their hands are tied and they are not allowed to operate against Hezbollah, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts. Bennett called the situation a "disgrace" and said "we will soon correct it."
The remarks follow earlier statements by Bennett in recent days criticizing Israeli policy in Lebanon. On Sunday evening, Bennett had directed a message at a figure identified as 'Ashrawi,' telling him to "go home" if he cannot handle Hezbollah. As The Zioneer reported on June 21, Bennett earlier Sunday said he was receiving an overwhelming number of messages about an 'unimaginable reality' in Lebanon where IDF soldiers are sent with their hands tied — and called for enabling troops to defend themselves.
The new statement appears to extend Bennett's criticism to the Syrian arena, claiming that Syrian soldiers are also constrained by policy restrictions. The specific claim — that Syrian soldiers are contacting him directly — is reported from a single source and has not been independently verified. No details were provided on the nature of the contacts, the identity of the soldiers, or which military actors the claim refers to.
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