Jerusalem remains ready to negotiate a security arrangement with the new Syrian regime but will “stand by its principles” to prevent a repeat of the Oct. 7, 2023, assault, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday.

“After October 7th, we are determined to defend our communities along our borders, including the northern border,” he stated during a visit to Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer in Ramat Gan, where Israeli troops wounded in last week’s clashes in Syria remain hospitalized.

Israel’s policies are aimed at “preventing the entrenchment of terrorists and hostile activities against us, protecting Druze allies and ensuring that the State of Israel is safe from ground or other attacks,” he said.

Jerusalem expects the Sunni Islamist regime in Damascus to establis

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