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Jordan monitors Syria’s developments as Israel boosts Golan Heights presence
Jordan is closely monitoring developments in neighbouring Syria, while Israel has announced it is reinforcing its military presence in the occupied Golan Heights. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh underscores that this move reflects Israel’s broader regional ambitions and ongoing attempts to consolidate its occupation in the area.
Israeli army says it continues to deploy forces in occupied Golan Heights
A military statement says it “decided to reinforce additional forces for defence missions” in the occupied region, near the de facto border with Syria.
“The reinforcement of the forces will allow the strengthening of the defence in the area, and the preparation of the forces for different scenarios in the sector,” it said.
The army made a similar announcement yesterday as it apparently increased its presence in the Syrian region occupied by Israel since 1967 due to increased fighting in the civil war in Syria.
Syrian forces evacuate positions in Quneitra near Israel-annexed Golan: Monitor
Troops have withdrawn from their positions in the southern province of Quneitra bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Rami Abdulrahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, tells AFP.
“Regime forces evacuated military and security positions while civil servants left their posts, leaving the province [of Quneitra] … free of the Syrian army for the very first time,” he told the agency.
The Israeli army has been bolstering its forces in the occupied Golan Heights over the past week amid increased fighting and opposition advances in the civil war in Syria.
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