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The commander of the 210th division of the Israeli army, Major General Roman Goffman, said in a statement to the Russian agency “TASS”: “The greatest danger if we look at the Syrian borders, is the construction of a front by Iran and Hezbollah in southern Syria against Israel. “
He continued: “This is the main danger. We do not see the danger in the Syrians or in Syria itself, which must be rebuilt as a state. In fact, Iran and Hezbollah infiltrate the region and strengthen their positions there steadily and continuously.” .
“This is a great danger to us, and to the Syrian government and Syrian citizens living in southern Syria,” he added, adding that “Hezbollah is taking Syrian citizens in the south as” hostages, “he said.
The general expressed his opinion that “Syria is now in a state of decline as a country and the army is recovering from a disaster. Therefore, on the Lebanese borders, the danger is much greater, and Hezbollah is a true army. terrorist, but we see that the Syrian army has started to regain its capabilities, and this will take several years. “
He noted that “the Israeli army carried out several operations in recent weeks against Syrian positions in the Golan region without engaging in a confrontation with Syrian soldiers.
And he considered that “Israel’s strategic objective is to avoid the presence of Iran and” Hezbollah “in southern Syria and in Syria in general.