Israel seeking more economic dominance on Syria’s Golan: Report
The Israeli regime is seeking to expand its economic dominance in the occupied Golan Heights, a region it forcefully seized from Syria in the 1967 war with the Arabs, a report shows, amid a sudden fall of the government in Damascus that has allowed the regime to further advance into the Syrian territory.
The Monday report by Fars news agency said that Israel is clearly looking to expand its illegal use of economic resources in Golan Heights now that President Bashar al-Assad has left Syria after losing control of the country to armed groups.
It said Golan, an area of 1,800 square kilometers located 70 kilometers to the southwest of Damascus, is home to vast water, agriculture, mineral, and energy resources and has served as a major economic lifeline for the Israeli regime over the past decades.
However, the regime seeks to expand its occupation in Golan from the 1,200 square kilometers it currently controls in order to have easier access to the region’s energy and agriculture resources, said the report.
It said that Golan is currently responsible for more than 70% of Israel’s demand for drinking water. However, the regime eyes to double its use of underground water resources in the region.
Former US president and current president-elect Donald Trump recognized Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights in April 2019, prompting widespread international criticism.
The recognition led to speculations at the time that Trump and Israel were seeking to pave the way for fracking projects in a region that is believed to have some 1 billion barrels in oil reserves.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on the Golan border with Syria on Sunday that Assad’s fall was a historic opportunity for the regime in Tel Aviv.
That came just before Israeli forces advanced further into Syria to occupy the strategic area of Mount Hermon in Golan.
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