{"id":2377663,"date":"2024-12-08T10:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-assad-regime-fell-because-of-israeli-strikes-on-iran-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T10:51:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:51:15","slug":"netanyahu-says-assad-regime-fell-because-of-israeli-strikes-on-iran-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-assad-regime-fell-because-of-israeli-strikes-on-iran-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu says Assad regime fell because of Israeli strikes on Iran &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-says-assad-regime-fell-because-of-israeli-strikes-on-iran-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime\u200b Minister Benjamin \u200dNetanyahu stated on a recent visit to the Syrian border \u200bthat Israel&#8217;s military actions against Hezbollah and Iran played a meaningful role in the downfall of Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s regime in Syria. He described the collapse of Assad&#8217;s government as a &#8220;historic day&#8221; that opens\u2062 up \u200bnew opportunities \u2063for Israel, emphasizing the importance of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">preventing hostile military forces<\/a> from being stationed near Israeli borders. Following the regime&#8217;s fall, Israel has established \u200ba \u200cbuffer zone that was\u2062 previously in place\u2062 since 1974. The conflict between Israel and \u200bIranian-backed groups has escalated \u200dsince the attacks on October 7, 2023, \u200dand the\u200d rapid offensive by Syrian rebels rendered any external support for Assad ineffective.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu says Assad regime fell because of Israeli strikes on Iran and Hezbollah<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1905783\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday during a visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3253556\/syria-falls-looting-celebrations-mark-end-over-half-century-assad-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syrian border<\/a> that the country&rsquo;s strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hezbollah<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran<\/a> contributed to the fall of Syria&rsquo;s Assad regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Israel has warred with Iran and its proxy group over the 14 months since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, and Syrian rebels&rsquo; quick surprise offensive made any aid sent to the Assad regime have little effect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3109445\/bidens-trump-proofing-foreign-policy-revolves-around-ukraine-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN&rsquo;S &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOFING&rsquo; FOREIGN POLICY REVOLVES AROUND UKRAINE AND NATO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu responded to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad&rsquo;s government as a &ldquo;historic day that creates new opportunities for Israel,&rdquo; adding that the Jewish state will not allow any &ldquo;hostile military force to be stationed on our borders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Israel has seized a buffer zone between the two countries that had been in place since 1974.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Syrian rebels toppled Assad&rsquo;s regime after entering the capital Damascus, ending over half a century of control of the country from his family and offering a new opportunity for Syria to go in a different direction after years of war.<\/p>\n<p>Rebels have continuously celebrated their victory by robbing the Syrian Central Bank, sacking the Syrian presidential palace, and firing guns into the air.<\/p>\n<p>The government began a peaceful transition on Sunday, with Assad&rsquo;s Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali announcing in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1865605235059613855?s=46&amp;t=QImh_XVez_-AE3fI8sAeww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syria-falls-ending-over-half-century-of-assad-rule-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Syria falls, ending over half-century of Assad rule - Washington Examiner\">video statement&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/a>that he hadn&rsquo;t left the country. He also expressed willingness to &ldquo;cooperate&rdquo; with the rebel leadership. <\/p>\n<p>Jalali was seen on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zlatti_71\/status\/1865666197330792548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>&nbsp;being guided by opposition fighters to negotiate the transfer of power. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham directed its fighters not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kazakhstan-chaos-reports-of-riots-beheadings-as-russia-sends-troops\/\" title=\"Kazakhstan Chaos: Reports of Riots, Beheadings as Russia Sends Troops\">attack government buildings<\/a> while the transition was underway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220431\/how-elon-musk-helped-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW ELON MUSK HELPED WILL TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Syrian government bodies quickly reflected the change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, a new page is being written in the history of Syria, to inaugurate a national covenant and charter that unites the word of the Syrians, unites them and does not divide them, in order to build one homeland in which justice and equality prevail,&rdquo; a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mofaex.gov.sy\/ar\/news2450\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;from the country&rsquo;s new foreign ministry said, adding that it would continue to work with foreign governments.<\/p>\n<p>As for Netanyahu&rsquo;s comments on Iran and Hezbollah, both the Lebanon-based terrorist group and Iran have supported the Assad regime. But during the new surprise offensive by Syrian rebels, neither Hezbollah nor Iran gave aid that made enough of a difference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu also called the Assad regime the &ldquo;central link in Iran&rsquo;s axis of evil&rdquo; and said his country&rsquo;s war with Iran and Hezbollah made the difference in its fall.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a direct result of the blows we have inflicted on Iran and Hezbollah, the main supporters of the Assad regime,&rdquo; Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/netanyahu-hails-assads-fall-says-israel-has-taken-buffer-zone-as-50-year-deal-has-collapsed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said.<\/a> &ldquo;This has created a chain reaction throughout the Middle East of all those who want to be free from this oppressive and tyrannical regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1905783\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905783\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu claims Israeli strikes on Iran and Hezbollah led to Assad&#8217;s regime collapse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2377664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-fft3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46358,3823,41508,6524,32076],"class_list":["post-2377663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assad-regime","tag-iran","tag-israeli-strikes","tag-netanyahu","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-fft3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377663\/revisions\/2377667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}