Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli forces have temporarily taken control of a demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights after Syrian troops vacated their positions amid the rebel takeover in Syria. The Israeli Defense Forces were ordered to secure the area, with residents of five Syrian villages instructed to remain indoors. Netanyahu described the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as a significant moment in the Middle East and expressed a desire for peaceful relations, while emphasizing Israel’s readiness to defend its borders.

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