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The IDF has historically trained extensively for operations involving Syrian army outposts

"We don't want to see any actor inside or outside take actions or do things or espouse policies or programs that run afoul of that process," Kirby said.

This astounding military achievement was relegated to a secondary headline. It was just one more story in a news cycle overflowing with drama.

"Time will tell, but Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra alumni don’t strike me as reasonable,” Bennett said.

Netanyahu labels Assad's fall a 'milestone' for Israel: "The Assad regime is a central link in Iran's axis of evil - this regime has fallen."

Jerusalem Post reporter Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Golan Heights, near the abandoned Syrian town of Quneitra, where a lone regime flag still stood.

The IDF "will not allow attempts to violate the separation agreement."

Netanyahu: Israel willing to compromise on deal, Hamas not • Hamas is disintegrating from within, Gazan terrorists tell Israel

Future probes by the IDF in months and even by a state inquiry in years may never fully resolve the truth on some of the complex issues surrounding October 7.

The negotiations began in February and March of the same year, with representatives from both Israel and Syria presenting their initial plans to the then-US Secretary of State.