Israel moves to seize more Syrian land near the Golan Heights after opposition forces topple former President Bashar al-Assad.
As former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government falls, Israel seizes more territory in Syria’s Golan Heights.
That move tears up a 50-year-old ceasefire agreement.
But Israeli far-right ministers say their country’s borders should extend further – to Damascus.
So what are Israel’s plans in Syria?
Presenter:
Dareen Abughaida
Guests:
Robert Geist Pinfold – lecturer in international peace and security at Durham University
Akiva Eldar – political analyst and veteran journalist
Salma Daoudi – Syria researcher and policy analyst, and non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy