Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims that Israeli military operations against Hezbollah and Iran led to the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "have no relation to reality."

"The world knows that Netanyahu's statement has nothing to do with reality. The prime minister's behavior was irresponsible, dangerous and devoid of any political logic," Lapid said in a post on the X platform.

Netanyahu claimed on Sunday that Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and Iran led to the fall of the Assad regime.

On the other hand, former Israeli Defense Minister and leader of the right-wing opposition party "Israel Beitenu" Avigdor Lieberman criticized the failure of Israeli intelligence agencies to anticipate events in Syria.

"I hope we will not be surprised anymore," he said in a speech to the Knesset, which he posted on his account on the "X" platform.

He added: "Israeli intelligence did not expect, nor did it warn."

"All intelligence agencies must monitor the impact of the event on us," Lieberman continued.

Israeli media, including Army Radio, indicated on Sunday that Tel Aviv was surprised by the developments in Syria.

Since 2011, Israel has been launching occasional raids on Syria, saying it is targeting Iranian-backed groups and Syrian regime military positions.

On Sunday morning, the Syrian opposition factions took control of the capital, Damascus, with the withdrawal of regime forces from public institutions and streets, thus ending a 61-year era of the bloody Baath Party regime and 53 years of rule by the Assad family.

Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria for 24 years since July 2000, succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad (1970-2000). He and his family secretly left the country to his ally Russia, which announced that it would grant them asylum for what it considered "humanitarian reasons."