Israel faces new Syria challenge as it adjusts to new strategy amid regional power struggle for influence

Israel faces new Syria challenge as it adjusts to new strategy amid regional power struggle for influence

'The primary threat is a ground invasion towards Israeli communities on the Golan Heights by various jihadi elements,' analyst says

IDF Chief Eyal Zamir assesses situation in area of separation in Syria

For the first time, the new IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, visited the Area of Separation in Syria last week. (IDF Video)

The Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, visited and conducted a situational assessment in the Area of Separation in Syria. (IDF)

Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government ride in the back of a vehicle moving along a road in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)

A banner depicting then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "Justice Prevails" is displayed along a highway in the Syrian capital of Damascus on March 8, 2022. (Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)

Ahmed al-Sharaa Hayat, former al Qaeda terrorist and current Interim President of Syria, in Idlib, Syria, on the border with Turkey on Feb. 7, 2023. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)

People wave guns in the air as they gather to celebrate the fall of the Syrian regime in Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 8, 2024. (Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images)