Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israeli troops would remain in a buffer zone in the Golan Heights until security guarantees were provided on the border with Syria. The decision came amid ongoing instability in the region following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

The official statement said the Israeli deployment in the buffer zone was temporary and would last until a force was formed that was committed to the 1974 separation of forces agreement concluded after the Yom Kippur War. That agreement provided for a demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria under the control of UN peacekeepers.

The fall of the Assad regime has heightened Israeli concerns about the potential for militant and radical groups to exploit instability in Syria to launch attacks on Israeli territory. The Golan Heights, which Israel annexed in 1981, remain a strategically important area for its control of the border zone.

Experts note that this decision by Israel is aimed at preventing the penetration of hostile elements and creating conditions for stabilization on the border.

Meanwhile, the Syrian authorities have not yet commented on Israel's statement, and the international community continues to closely monitor the development of the situation.

The fall of the Assad regime has previously raised many questions about the future of control over Syrian territory. Israel fears that after Assad leaves, pro-Iranian groups such as Hezbollah could gain strength in the region, increasing the security threat.