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Israel Obliterating Syrian Army, Taking Advantage of Power Vacuum

While the operation is mostly designed to keep arms out of the hands of jihadists, it also re-emphasizes the return of Israel’s regional deterrence efforts.

AP/Matias Delacroix
An Israeli soldier stands guard at a security fence gate near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Golan Heights from Syria, at the town of Majdal Shams, December 10, 2024. AP/Matias Delacroix
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

In a blitz reminiscent of the Israel Defense Force’s Six-Day War coup, the IDF is taking advantage of Syria’s power vacuum to obliterate one of the Mideast’s most formidable militaries. 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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