Over the weekend, Netanyahu ordered troops to move into a UN-patrolled buffer zone and beyond, after Assad’s ousting.
The United Nations and Israel’s neighbours denounced the transfer, with a UN spokesman on Monday saying Israel’s actions have been “a violation” of the 1974 disengagement settlement between Israel and Syria.
Saudi Arabia added Israel’s seizure of a buffer zone within the Golan Heights would “break Syria’s probabilities of restoring safety”.
However Israel informed the UN Safety Council that it was not intervening in Syria’s battle and had taken “restricted and momentary measures” solely to guard its safety.
Netanyahu additionally mentioned on Sunday that the collapse of the Assad government and the Syrian military abandoning its posts had invalidated the settlement.
Israel’s International Minister Gideon Saar on Monday mentioned the takeover of the buffer zone was “a restricted and momentary step we took for safety causes”.
US State Division spokesman Matthew Miller voiced understanding of Israel’s actions which, he mentioned, “usually are not everlasting” and “in the end, what we wish to see is lasting stability between Israel and Syria, and meaning we help all sides upholding the 1974 disengagement settlement”.