Revealing New Details About a Special Israeli Army Operation Near Damascus – [Russia...

Hebrew-language reports, most notably from Yedioth Ahronoth, have revealed that the Israeli army carried out a wide-scale and unprecedented military operation deep inside Syrian territory—described as the largest in decades. The incursion extended approximately 38 to 40 kilometers into Syria near Mount Hermon.

According to these reports, hundreds of soldiers from the newly formed “Mountain Brigade” participated in the operation, alongside Druze reserve units and an artillery battalion that entered Syrian territory for the first time since the October War. A special transport unit from Division 98 was also involved to secure convoys and vehicles. The operation took place overnight under heavy aerial protection and became public at dawn. It lasted around 14 hours and included field maneuvers, direct interventions, and on-the-ground intelligence gathering.

The operation was named “Green–White” and aimed to secure field bases and weapons depots abandoned by the deposed regime’s army after its positions collapsed. It also sought to cut off smuggling routes used to transfer weapons to Lebanon, particularly to groups linked to Hezbollah.

Sources reported that the operation resulted in the seizure of large quantities of weapons, ammunition, old Soviet armored vehicles, shoulder-fired missiles, and anti-tank launchers. The total explosive payload was estimated at 3.5 tons, part of a larger cache of seven tons accumulated over months.

Officers involved in the operation described unusual scenes. One recounted spotting an abandoned Syrian camp with the naked eye from a surveillance post on “Taj Hermon,” without binoculars—surprising Israeli field intelligence due to the visibility from adjacent Syrian positions. The advancing force also intercepted trucks loaded with weapons en route to Lebanon, thwarting a smuggling deal intended for villages in Mount Dov.

The Israeli army’s Northern Command believes the operation’s impact will last for years, having eliminated stockpiles that could pose long-term threats if they fell into the hands of other groups or smuggling networks. They argue that repeated presence in these areas strengthens surveillance control over the occupied Syrian Golan plains and weakens adversaries’ ability to exploit field vacuums.

However, the reports caution that repeating such deep incursions into Syria carries increasing logistical, political, and potentially escalatory risks—especially if followed by reactions from local or regional actors. This necessitates strong aerial and intelligence support to protect Israeli forces during such operations.