Israel’s government views Syrian territory as ‘fair game’

Israel doesn’t feel the need to justify these kinds of military operations. Ever since the fall of the former Syrian regime and even before that, Israel was carrying out air strikes and going deep into Syrian territory.

For a year now, Israel has been occupying more and more Syrian land, carrying out operations and detaining Syrian nationals, taking them inside Israel.

In Israel itself, the latest operation is being described as extraordinary – not because Syrians were killed, but because Israeli soldiers were injured. There is criticism about the kind of preparations that took place before such an operation, even though the Israeli army admits it took weeks of preparation.

For now, the Israeli army and government treat Syrian territory as fair game.

The Israeli prime minister was inside Syrian territory occupied by Israel to make such a statement two weeks ago – that Israel will stay in Syrian territory, that it is in no hurry to reach an agreement with Damascus and that it will continue to operate to serve its perceived security interests.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports.

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