According to sources, the IDF is constructing at least three military bases in southern Syria, after Israel invaded parts of the country following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad in December of last year.
Several weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also stated that Israeli forces will remain 'indefinitely' in two points on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, where the IDF has observation and surveillance outposts.
Despite plenty of footage having surfaced, Israeli officials have not yet commented on the bases in Syria's southern Quneitra Governorate, but Prime Minister Netanyahu recently expressed support for the Druze-led 'Suwayda Military Council', a military coalition which seeks to form an independent Druze state in southern Syria.
The Druze, an ethnic minority, have long sought to secede from Syria. Israel fears the unpredictability of Syria's new HTS-led Government, and has openly supported the idea of a Druze-led buffer state with direct Israeli military support, even before the fall of Assad. These new bases give Israel the capability of putting military pressure on Damascus, while simultaneously serving as a buffer zone with Israel.