Israeli army controls border areas, strikes strategic weapons in Syria
Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles line up the area outside the Druze village of Majdal Shams on the fence with the buffer zone between Syria and Israel December 9, 2024. /CFP
The Israeli army has seized control of areas near the Israel-Syria border and struck strategic weapons in Syria as of Monday, according to Syrian and Israeli sources.
On Monday, Israeli tanks advanced into the southwes