{"id":11303,"date":"2024-12-08T09:24:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T07:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=11303"},"modified":"2024-12-08T09:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T07:24:07","slug":"the-fall-of-assads-regime-opportunities-and-risks-for-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/the-fall-of-assads-regime-opportunities-and-risks-for-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fall of Assad&#8217;s Regime: Opportunities and Risks for Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The End of an Era: After 54 years of Assad family rule in Syria, 24 of them under Bashar al-Assad, and 13 years of a deadly civil war, the Syrian rebels announced this morning (Sunday) the official fall of the Syrian regime after taking over key government sites in Damascus. Assad&#8217;s fate is currently unknown, with most reports suggesting the dictator has fled to an undisclosed location.  <\/p>\n<p>This historic event marks the culmination of a process that began a week and a half ago with the Syrian rebels\u2019 surprise offensive from the Idlib enclave toward Assad-controlled territories. The rebels swiftly captured city after city, advancing from Aleppo toward Hama and the outskirts of Homs. This triggered a renewed uprising of rebel cells in southern Syria, which seized provinces near Israel and attacked Damascus from the south. Assad&#8217;s army crumbled under the pressure and quickly collapsed in every battle it participated in.  <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11305\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_1757043647-1536x862-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"862\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_1757043647-1536x862-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_1757043647-1536x862-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_1757043647-1536x862-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_1757043647-1536x862-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Syrian rebels, archive | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Israeli Perspective <\/strong><br \/>\nIn Israel, these developments are viewed with a mixture of joy and cautious apprehension. The IDF has conducted several offensive and defensive operations in recent days, preparing for the new reality that will prevail along the Israel-Syria border. Roads near the border in the Golan Heights were closed, emergency response teams were mobilized, and Division 98 (which recently completed maneuvers in Lebanon) was brought to the area to reinforce border forces. The IDF also began proactive operations in the demilitarized buffer zone between Israel and Syria (as defined by the 1974 disengagement agreements after the Yom Kippur War) to prevent the approach of militants and armed groups to the Israeli border and mitigate risks to residents of the Golan Heights. Additionally, the Air Force carried out overnight airstrikes on strategic weapon manufacturing sites to prevent them from falling into rebel hands, according to journalist Doron Kadosh.  <\/p>\n<p>However, in Israeli leadership circles, there are also optimistic voices regarding the fall of the Assad regime. The most positive outcome of this event is the potential &#8220;breaking&#8221; of the Shiite axis connecting Iran and Iraq with Hezbollah in Lebanon. This would dismantle Iran\u2019s years-long entrenchment in Syria and along Israel&#8217;s border, effectively destroying a decades-long strategy against Israel. The changing Syrian landscape is in a flexible state, creating new strategic opportunities for Israel that could enhance its position in the Middle East in the long term.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Syrian rebels have taken control of Damascus, altering the balance of power in the Middle East; the IDF is reinforcing its forces along the Golan border in preparation for what lies ahead.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[2267,1475,2270,2030,1917],"class_list":["post-11303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-assad","tag-idf","tag-israel-syria-border","tag-syria","tag-yom-kippur-war"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Fall of Assad&#039;s Regime: Opportunities and Risks for Israel - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Fall of Assad&#039;s Regime: Opportunities and Risks for Israel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Syrian rebels have taken control of Damascus, altering the balance of power in the Middle East; 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