The Israeli army threatens that if forces from the Syrian opposition militias or from the militias loyal to Iran reach the regime's stockpile of chemical weapons, "Israel will be obligated to target these capabilities through a military operation that will affect Syria and the entire Middle East," according to the Haaretz website today, Tuesday.

Israel fears that these militias will gain access to "sensitive means that pose a major threat to Israel, especially advanced weapons such as missiles."

Most of the chemical weapons were removed from Syria after an agreement between the regime and international parties after the civil war, but the newspaper considered that "a large part of the project, especially the experience that has accumulated over the years, still exists."

The newspaper added that Israel conveyed a message to the Syrian regime, through the Russians, demanding that it "insist on its sovereignty and demand that Iran prevent its activities on Syrian territory."

The Israeli army is following with "concern", according to the newspaper, the opposition militias' attack on the Syrian regime's strongholds, which began last week. Israeli intelligence sources estimate that "the Syrian president's position has weakened, and Iran, with Russian support, is exploiting the chaos to bring in tens of thousands of militants from the militias it supports," according to the newspaper.

The Israeli army estimates that there are about 40,000 members of the Iranian militias in Syria, whom the Israeli army is trying to target.

The Israeli army has been attacking the Syrian-Lebanese border area daily, claiming to prevent attempts to transfer weapons to Hezbollah, since the start of the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, which has been marred by Israeli violations in particular.

The newspaper pointed out that despite the lack of evidence that Iranian forces will settle in Damascus, an Israeli political official considered this a fact, and claimed that "Iran has begun pumping forces into Syria in an attempt to support the Assad regime and suppress the rebellion."

There was a fear among the Israeli political level that “the Syrian regime would not be able to suppress the rebellion, and that global terrorist organizations would control areas adjacent to the border with Israel.”