Netanyahu tours Israeli-controlled area in Syria

20/11/2025 7:30

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday toured the buffer zone on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, the prime minister's office said, amid reports of contacts aimed at reaching a new security arrangement in the area.



Netanyahu was accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, military chief Eyal Zamir, and Shin Bet director David Zini, among others.



"The prime minister arrived at an IDF (Israel Defense Forces) outpost where he observed the area, and then held a security briefing," the office said in a statement.



Speaking to soldiers at the outpost, Netanyahu said Israel attaches "great importance" to its capabilities, "both defensive and offensive, in this area," to "protecting our Druze allies" in the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, and "above all, to safeguarding Israel and its northern border facing the Golan."



"This is a mission that can develop at any moment," he said, without elaborating.