Worried that the operation would be exposed, top intelligence officials persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to give the order to detonate them
Complications from prostate enlargement are common in men in their 70s and 80s, Dr. Shay Golan, head of the oncology urology service at Israel's Rabin Medical Center, told Israeli Army Radio
The acrimony escalates a lingering clash between Netanyahu and the judiciary
Without Syria, the alliances Tehran has nurtured for decades have unraveled
The Prime Minister faces charges of fraud, accepting bribes, and breach of trust stemming from three separate police investigations
As Assad was toppled early this month, Israel quickly moved into the Syrian side of a 50-year-old demilitarized buffer zone
Netanyahu made the comments from the summit of Mount Hermon the highest peak in the area inside Syria, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border with the Israel-held Golan Heights
Netanyahu said in the video message that he had a 'very friendly, very warm, and very important conversation'
Netanyahu's office said the government had 'unanimously approved' the 'demographic development' of the territory, which would seek to double the Israeli population there
On Tuesday, Iran government's spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani called for 'respect for Syria's territorial integrity'
The Prime Minister faces charges of fraud, accepting bribes, and breach of trust stemming from three separate police investigations
Netanyahu had further acknowledged that while the collapse presents great opportunities, it also poses significant dangers
He denies wrongdoing, saying the charges are a witch hunt orchestrated by a hostile media and a biased legal system that is out to topple his lengthy rule
Israeli military over the weekend began seizing control of a demilitarised buffer zone in Syria created as part of a 1974 ceasefire between the countries
The trial, which began in 2020, involves three separate cases in which prosecutors say Netanyahu exchanged regulatory favors with media titans for favorable press coverage and advanced the personal
With Netanyahu set to testify in his corruption trial and facing an international arrest warrant over the war in Gaza, Trump's backing will be all the more significant
"We are looking at opportunities across all sectors and would like to import labour from India -both skilled and unskilled"
Trump made it clear that those responsible for the hostage situation would face severe consequences
The shooting came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed keep striking with an iron fist against perceived Hezbollah violations of the truce
US President-elect Donald Trump said that despite global concern over the Israeli hostages, there has been no significant action taken