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The Israeli army denies its troops are advancing towards Damascus and said they were “within the buffer zone and at defensive points near the border” after the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they were already about 25 kilometers from the Syrian capital.

“There are reports circulating in some media that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are advancing or approaching Damascus. They are completely false“Said the Arab representative of the Israeli army, Avichai Adrai.

“IDF troops present in the buffer zone and at defensive points near the border in order to protect Israel’s borders,” he said in a short statement published on his social media account X.

The report came shortly after the London-based observatory said Israeli troops were continuing to infiltrate Syrian territory and reached the outskirts of the cities of Ain al-Tina and Ain al-Alik, near Hadar and about 25 kilometers from the Syrian capital, and also added that since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Sunday, he has carried out more than 300 explosions at facilities in the country.

The organization put the total number of explosions since Sunday at 310. and indicated that the latest attacks were carried out on Tuesday against “defense companies” in Aleppo and “depots of weapons and ammunition” in the capital, its surroundings and the province of Hama.

“Through intensive bombing of Syrian territory, Israel seeks completely destroy the weapons of the future Syrian army.”he said, before adding that there were also attacks on warehouses, aircraft, radars, military stations and research centers “in most Syrian provinces,” including the destruction of a center near Damascus believed to be linked to Syrian chemical weapons.

Israeli Defense Minister, On Monday, Israel Katz ordered the army to complete consolidation of control over the “buffer zone.” established outside the occupied Golan Heights, and the elimination of “strategic weapons” present in Syria to prevent them from falling into the hands of groups that may be hostile to Israel.

The offensive in Syria, launched on November 27 from Idlib province and led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), allowed jihadists and rebels to capture the capital Damascus and end the Assad family regime in the context of the constant withdrawal of government troops with the support of Russia and Iran.

The UN Disengagement Observer Force, also known as UNDOF, reminded Israel on Monday that the entry of its troops into the so-called “buffer zone” in the occupied Golan Heights This is a “breach” of the 1974 withdrawal agreement.

The Golan Heights is an area Israel captured Syria during the Six Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973). and which was effectively annexed in 1981, a move not recognized by the international community, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying on Monday that the Golan Heights “will always be an integral part of Israel.”

(according to information from Europe Press)