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Operation Good Neighbour: Israel is courting Syrian ‘hearts and minds’ to keep Hezbollah away

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Published: 14 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israeli officials stress the humanitarian aspect of the program, but it has another aim: to create a friendly zone just inside Syria to serve as a bulwark against Israel’s archenemy, the Shiite movement Hezbollah.

Israel is courting Syrian ‘hearts and minds’ to keep Hezbollah away (Washington Post)

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Photo: In this undated photo provided on July 19, 2017, an IDF soldier feeds a Syrian baby in Israel as part of the army's humanitarian aid program to assist Syrians impacted by the civil war in their country (IDF spokesman).

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