{"id":300224,"date":"2024-12-11T08:28:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=300224"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:09:42","slug":"netanyahu-says-israel-is-transforming-the-face-of-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=300224","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu says Israel is &#8216;transforming the face of the Middle East&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly in NY on Sept 22, 2023<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DPA \u2013 Dec 10, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said his country is &#8220;transforming the face of the Middle East&#8221; following the overthrow of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at an evening press briefing, Netanyahu said Israel was defeating its enemies &#8220;step by step&#8221; in what he called an &#8220;existential war that has been imposed upon us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu referred to al-Assad&#8217;s regime as a &#8220;central element of Iran&#8217;s axis of evil,&#8221; accusing Syria of promoting hatred against Israel, attacking during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and facilitating a &#8220;weapons pipeline&#8221; between Iran and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the collapse of al-Assad&#8217;s regime was a &#8220;direct result&#8221; of Israel&#8217;s military actions against Iran and Iran-backed militias in the region, which include Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted that Iran&#8217;s &#8220;axis of evil&#8221; has not yet disappeared. He said that Israel is &#8220;transforming the face of the Middle East&#8221; and that &#8220;the State of Israel is establishing its position as a centre of power in our region, as it has not been for decades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to activists, Israel has been carrying out heavy attacks in Syria since al-Assad&#8217;s overthrow on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/world\/netanyahu-says-israel-is-transforming-the-face-of-the-middle-east\/ar-AA1vzLiV?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;cvid=5b37a40dc0f64722e5fca4c06fcbba78&amp;ei=11\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Israel conducted about 480 strikes in Syria in 48 hours<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Press TV \u2013 Dec 10, 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Israeli-strike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt aligncenter size-full wp-image-300228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Israeli-strike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Israeli-strike.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Israeli-strike-480x269.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Israel is pressing ahead with its aggression against Syria, targeting multiple army positions across the Arab nation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said in a statement Tuesday that it carried out about 480 strikes over the past 48 hours on strategic military targets in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The regime\u2019s military claimed that it struck facilities and that it struck most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The military said the targets included 15 naval vessels, anti-aircraft batteries and weapons production sites in several cities.<\/p>\n<p>Also, reports suggest that weapons depots, navy vessels and a research center have been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>In Latakia, a navy vessel equipped with machine guns and rocket launchers was seen half sunken in the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael\u2019s attacks on Syria are systematic,\u201d Al Jazeera\u00a0reported from Damascus. \u201cThey are aiming to destroy Syria\u2019s defense bases\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 Al Jazeera report said Israel attacked airports in Homs, Qamishli, and Damascus as well as weapons depots and other strategic military sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael claims it is doing this because it is concerned that these strategic facilities and military equipment could fall into the hands of the opposition,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed al-Bashir, appointed as the country\u2019s caretaker prime minister on Tuesday, has not reacted to the aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has also sent troops into a buffer zone east of the occupied Golan Heights. Still, the regime denies advancing towards Damascus, insisting that its forces were stationed within the zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of Israeli strikes have been reported since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s government in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the wave of strikes, Israeli war minister Israel Katz said Israeli missile ships had destroyed the Syrian military fleet in an operation on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Condemnations are pouring in from across the world over the Israeli violation of Syria\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>The UN special envoy for Syria has called the Israeli attacks a deeply troubling development, describing the current situation in the Arab country as highly fluid.<\/p>\n<p>Geir\u00a0Pedersen said tensions remain unresolved and urged other countries to avoid actions that could impede the ongoing transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has criticized Western nations for their support of the Israeli regime and silence on such blatant violations.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Cuba, and Venezuela have all condemned Israel\u2019s land grab near the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2024\/12\/10\/738874\/Israel-conducted-about-480-strikes-in-Syria-in-48-hours\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s now being openly acknowledged, we are witnessing the emergence of a Greater Israel with the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Palestinians and Syrians. 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