Katz threatens: "Whoever follows Assad's path will end up like Assad""

December 10, 2024   

 After the destruction of the Syrian fleet by the Navy's missile ships: Defense Minister Israel Katz visited the naval base in Haifa today (Tuesday), together with Navy Commander Major General David Saar Salama, and base commander Brigadier General Eli Sucholitsky. As part of the visit, the Defense Minister received operational reviews from the commanders on the extensive operational activities of the various fleets, and details on the large-scale operation carried out by the Navy last night in destroying the Syrian fleet. The Defense Minister toured the missile ship fleet and the submarine fleet. Minister Katz: "The IDF has been operating in Syria in recent days to damage and destroy strategic capabilities that threaten the State of Israel. The Navy operated last night to destroy the Syrian fleet, with great success. "I warn the rebel leaders in Syria: Whoever follows Assad's path will end up like Assad - we will not allow an extremist Islamic terrorist entity to operate against Israel across its borders and at the risk of its citizens. We will do everything necessary to remove the threat. "The IDF is now completing its establishment in the buffer zone and in controlled areas in order to protect the residents of the Golan Heights and the citizens of the State of Israel." [Gallery] He added: "I have instructed, together with the Prime Minister, the IDF to establish a sterile defense zone from weapons and terrorist threats in southern Syria, without a permanent Israeli presence, in order to prevent the establishment and organization of terrorism in Syria and the creation of a reality that will be similar to what was in Lebanon and Gaza before October 7. We will not allow this, we will not allow threats to the State of Israel, we will continue and act with all our might to remove the threats. "Again, I warn and emphasize - we will not allow anyone to threaten the residents of the Golan, the citizens of the State of Israel, and we will act with a strong hand against any organization.".