Protecting The Druze, Expanding Influence Or...What Is Driving Israel's Intervention In Syria? | 4K

For weeks, Israel and Syria have engaged in secret back-channel talks, searching for a diplomatic resolution to decades of tensions, mainly over territory captured by Israel from Syria during the Arab-Israeli war of 1967. But buoyed by its recent successes against Hezbollah and Iran, Israel carried out strikes on Syrian government forces and infrastructure this week. Israel is now more likely to use force to pre-emptively address perceived threats, even if it derails diplomatic efforts to achieve the same goal. n18oc_world n18oc_crux

World