The Middle Eastern expert Mordechai Kedar was interviewed today (Sunday) on Kan Reshet Bet, where he claimed: "I am in contact with the rebels in Syria and I have passed a detailed list of equipment they requested from Israel to senior officials in the country." The rebels are willing to sign a peace agreement with Israel, only if they control Syria and Lebanon."
Earlier today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that seven fighters from Assad's army were captured by rebel groups.
At the same time, the Syrian rebels announced that the entire Idlib province is now under their control, after the forces completed the conquest of the villages in the province that were controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. It should be noted that most of the district has been considered the main stronghold of the rebels in recent years, with only a few villages not under the control of the "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" organization before the surprise attack began last week.
Earlier today, it was reported that Russia attacked rebel forces in the city of Idlib, resulting in dozens of casualties. On the other hand, the rebels seized fighter jets belonging to President Assad at the Syrian Air Force base east of Aleppo, as well as a Russian "Pantsir" air defense battery. It was also reported that the forces seized a Russian 220 mm BM-27 'Uragan' rocket launcher in the rural area of Idlib.
As a reminder, over the weekend, the Syrian rebels in the northern part of the country launched a combined military operation, one day after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Since then, they have been advancing at full speed, capturing one target after another.
On Friday, the rebel forces entered the city of Aleppo – the largest city in the northern province of Syria, located between north-eastern Lebanon and Turkey. Opposing the rebels is only Assad's crumbling army, which is unable to defend the assets, and the Syrian rebels advance about 10 kilometres every day. Now they are advancing southward and moving towards the city of Hama, which is adjacent to the border with north-eastern Lebanon.