Israel has said that it will establish a "sterile defense zone" in the south of Syria to disorganise hostile groups without keeping a big military force in the area. The measure is taken at the time when Israel is stepping up its stronghold on a stretch of land between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israeli Defense Minister Katz reported on Tuesday.
Katz, however, did not give out exact information, but he claimed that the defence zone would function as a "bad news-to-terror" to the Syrians.
His remarks were delivered following a visit to a naval base in Haifa.
A spokeswoman for the military stated that Israel’s joint forces remained within the area. The forces occupy the demilitarised buffer zone that was formed after the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, with some operations being carried out "at a few extra points" away from the line of separation.
However, the spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, rebutted the Israeli claim that the forces have invaded far into the Syrian territory while denying the account of troops manoeuvring as deep as 25 km (15 miles) from Damascus. "We have no troops making an advance toward Damascus.
This is something that we have not pursued or done in any way," Shoshani informed journalists. Further, he subsequently points out, "We are not in the midst of the conflict in Syria a major role. Our only interest is to secure our borders and protect our citizens the security of Israeli citizens."
On the other hand, Israeli jets have been clashing with multiple locations in Syria recently as part of the focus being place to help Syrian defense forces keep some military equipment such as armed aircraft, missiles, and chemical weapons out of the hands of the "wrong" people who are rebels.
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