According to Dr. Guy Bechor (Gplanet), Israel has sent a warning to Sunni Islamists remaining in the Israeli-controlled buffer zone in Syria, threatening that their villages could face destruction like Bint Jbeil in Lebanon. The report, citing sources, estimates 40,000 'enemy subjects' in the area and calls for their removal to prevent guerrilla war.
The Gplanet analysis, published Wednesday morning, cites unnamed sources claiming that Israel has issued a warning to Sunni Islamist groups present in the Israeli-controlled buffer zone in southern Syria. The warning reportedly threatens that villages in the area could face the same fate as Bint Jbeil, a Lebanese town largely destroyed during the 2006 war. The analysis also states that there are approximately 40,000 'enemy subjects' in the zone and argues for their removal to prevent a guerrilla insurgency. The report is based on anonymous sources, and no official Israeli confirmation has been provided. The buffer zone was established after the Syrian regime's collapse, and Israel has maintained a security presence there.
- StrongLebanese army calls on residents to slow return to southern border towns, citing Israeli aerial surveillance
- StrongLebanese sources report Israeli strikes in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon
- StrongIsraeli source warns soldiers may be captured in southern Lebanon
- ConfirmedIRGC warns Israel: halt actions in southern Lebanon or face renewed attacks
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