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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conducted a field visit to the Israeli-seized buffer zone in Syria on Wednesday, according to local media, Anadolu reports. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Defense Minister Israel Katz, Army Chief Eyal Zamir, and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accompanied Netanyahu. The visit came hours after Netanyahu’s planned trial session on corruption charges on Wednesday was cancelled upon his request due to “a security matter.” Syria denounced on Wednesday the field tour by Netanyahu to the buffer zone in the country’s south. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the “illegitimate visit” by Netanyahu and Israeli occupation officials as “a grave violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” “This visit represents a new attempt to impose […]
