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Netanyahu: Israel Demands "Full Demilitarization" of Southern Syria
(Times of Israel) Lazar Berman - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli troops will stay on the Syrian side of Mt. Hermon and the buffer zone in the Golan Heights for "an unlimited period of time....We will not allow [Hayat Tahrir al-Shams] forces or the new Syrian army to move into territory south of Damascus. We demand full demilitarization of southern Syria from troops of the new Syrian regime in the Quneitra, Daraa and Suweyda provinces," adding that Israel will not accept any threats to Druze in southern Syria. He also said, "Hamas won't rule Gaza. Gaza will be demilitarized, and its fighting force will be dismantled." He added that "We support President Trump's groundbreaking plan to enable the freedom to leave for Gazans and the creation of a different Gaza."