The HTS is originally an offshoot of ISIL, also known as
ISIS and Daesh in Arabic, and al-Qaeda. It was previously referred to as
the Nusra Front, underwent a rebranding in 2017 to alter public perception
regarding its past actions.
Israel’s support for ISIL and al-Qaeda terrorists who fought
against the Syrian government after the 2011 Arab Spring. Soon after the
rebels seized the Syrian capital, Israel began a widespread bombing campaign
pounding the country’s military facilities. The Israeli strikes were aimed at
destroying Syria’s military capabilities amid fears that they could potentially
be used against the regime.
Israel also violated the 1974 agreement with Syria and
deployed its ground troops into the Syrian territory. The Israeli
military has seized control of a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights
in Syria that was created as part of the accord. Its forces have occupied some
regions inside Syria beyond the zone.
The most striking is that HTS has kept mum about the Israeli
airstrikes and ground incursion into Syria for several days.
On Friday, Syria’s transitional government that
operates under the supervision of HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – formerly known
by his nom de guerre, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, condemned Israel’s
aggression against Syria.
In a letter to the United Nations, the new transitional
government described Israel’s land grab in Syria as a serious violation of the1974
armistice agreement.
The letter also rebuked Israel for conducting air raids
across Syria.
"The Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest
terms this Israeli aggression," it said.
Syria’s current rulers have been under fire over their
inaction in the face of Israel’s acts of aggression.
The statement's issuance aims to redirect attention from the
rebels' inaction regarding Israel's appropriation of land and its airstrikes in
Syria.
HTS members, many of whom are former members of Al-Qaeda and
ISIL, received support from Israel in the wake of the civil war in Syria that
followed the Arab Spring.
Israeli media disclosed in 2014 that the Israeli military
not only offered medical assistance to terrorists fighting in Syria but also
maintained connections with them.
UN observers in the Golan Heights meticulously detailed
instances of contact between Israeli troops and rebels, including
Syrians being sent into Israel for medical treatment, and the transfer of
items and containers, the Times of Israel reported in December 214, citing
records maintained by the UN disengagement force in the Golan
demilitarized zone.
The rebels are currently attempting to obscure their
connections with Israel under the guise of a new name, as they anticipate an
increase in anti-regime sentiment due to its aggressive actions in Syria.
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