Netanyahu visits Syrian territory, drawing Arab condemnation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli military positions on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon on 9 September 2026, accompanied by Defence Minister Israel Katz. Syria and Arab states condemned the visit as a provocative and blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty.

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Netanyahu visits Syrian side of Mount Hermon, drawing condemnation

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon on Wednesday, September 9, accompanied by Defense Minister Israel Katz and senior military commanders [lemonde.fr#1][alarabiya.net#1][haaretz.com#1][ynetnews.com#2][aawsat.com#2][jns.org#1]. Syrian authorities condemned the trip as an illegal entry into Syrian territory and a violation of sovereignt

Arab states condemn Netanyahu's visit to Syrian Mount Hermon

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an Israeli military position on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon on Sept. 9 with Defense Minister Israel Katz and senior military officials. Syria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Yemen and Egypt condemned the entry as illegal and as a violation of Syrian sovereignty and international law [middleeastmonitor.com#1][middleeastmonitor.com#2][dohan

'Provocative and blatant violation': Syria condemns Netanyahu's entry into its territory

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Syria condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into its territory after he visited Israeli troops stationed in southern Syria on Wednesday, calling the move "provocative and a blatant violation" of its sovereignty. In southern Syria, Israeli forces have been stationed in a "security zone" since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. They occupy what was pre