Israeli forces seize Golan Heights buffer zone after Syrian regime falls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights. Picture: Israeli Government press office/AP

Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

It came after a lightning rebel advance early on Sunday ended Syrian President Bashar Assad’s rule.