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Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during an inspection tour of an area under Israeli occupation, at a time when media outlets are reporting efforts by Washington to broker a security deal between Tel Aviv and Damascus that could pave the way for peace and normalisation.
In a statement published on the Israeli army’s official X account, it said: “Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted a field tour and situation assessment today on Syrian soil.”
During the visit, Zamir made remarks from within Syrian territory, saying: “We have been engaged for a long time in a multi-front campaign, and this past week, that campaign reached another peak,” referring to the Israeli-Iranian conflict that escalated between 13 and 24 June.
He stressed: “We are delivering heavy blows to all components of the axis that Iran has formed against us, “adding, “now we have struck forcefully at the head of that axis: the Iranian regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.”
Zamir highlighted the importance for the Israeli army to maintain a “high readiness and vigilance at all times.”
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