IDF chief says buffer zone in Syria is ‘vital’ for security, as first US lawmakers visit Syria’s new Islamist gov’t

Eyal Zamir, Chief of the General Staff in buffer zone in Syria April 20, 2025. Photo: IDF

Israel’s top military chief, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, on Sunday, visited the buffer zone in Syrian territory that Israel captured upon the collapse of the Assad regime in early December, stressing the area’s strategic importance for Israel’s security.