JERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel's military said on Saturday that it carried out raids in Syria over the past week, seizing missiles and weapons belonging to the Syrian army.

Israeli troops are continuing operations and are deployed "at strategic points in Syria," the military said in a statement. "The troops located, confiscated and dismantled numerous weapons, including rifles, ammunition, missiles, and additional military equipment," it added.

The operations, carried out by units including paratroopers and armored forces, aimed to "eliminate any threat and strengthen the defense of the State of Israel," the military noted.

Israel seized parts of the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognized by most of the international community.

Since Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa led his group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and other militias to oust Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024, Israel has deployed troops to the United Nations-monitored buffer zone established in the strategic Golan Heights in 1974. Subsequently, Israeli forces seized additional strategic points in Syria, including parts of the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights and the peak of Mount Hermon. Enditem

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