navy and chemical weapons stockpiles. Mr Eiland also emphasised the need for Israel to continue to control the buffer zone and Syrian side of Mount Hermon until a new government was formed.
DAMASCUS − Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.
Israel capitalized on the power vacuum in Syria to bomb targets across the country, saying it aims to keep weapons away from extremists. By Jack Nicas Reporting from Jerusalem As soon as it became ...