Halevi was speaking to newly enlisted recruits during a field visit after Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad resigned and fled the country. 

Israeli tanks have crossed over and occupied Jabal El-Sheikh on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, as residents of Damascus have reported strikes thought to be of Israeli origin. 

According to Israeli media reports, Israeli military Unit 5101, also known as Shaldag, is currently stationed at Mount Hermon. 

Israel's security cabinet has also approved plans to extend its military presence by entering several kilometres into the demilitarized zone along the Syrian border. 

Furthermore, the Israeli government is considering the establishment of new observation posts.

Israeli military armoured vehicles cross the fence to Syria. AFP

“Since last night, we have been engaged in combat on four fronts. Ground troops are engaged in combat on four fronts,” Halevi stated. 

The four fronts, as he listed them, are the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, "and last night we deployed troops into Syrian territory."

The Israeli army’s 210th Bashan Division is being deployed to Israel’s border with Syria, according to reports from the Jerusalem Post. 

Israeli incrusion on the border have already started, with Israel’s 474th Brigade spearheading the effort. 

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the ouster of Al-Assad as a “historic day.” 

“This of course creates new, very important opportunities for Israel,” he added. 

The Golan Heights, a strategically vital plateau overlooking northern Israel, was occupied by Israel during the 1967 War and later annexed in 1981 in a move widely condemned and unrecognized by the international community.

Israeli tanks take position on the border with Syria. AFP

Israeli politicians have started voicing demands that their government take control of the entire Golan Heights. 

Israel's Minister for Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli argued that there must be a new Israeli line of defence at the 1974 ceasefire line. 

Knesset member Tzvi Sukkot argued that taking over the Golan Heights would be “immense,” especially with the ongoing political changes inside Syria, making the cost of such a land grab “likely lower than ever.”

The 1974 agreement
 

The 1974 Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Syria marked the end of open hostilities following the war of 1973. 

Brokered under international mediation, the agreement delineated a ceasefire line and created a buffer zone, separating Israeli and Syrian military positions in the Golan Heights.

Under the agreement, a UN-monitored buffer zone was created to ensure neither side deployed military forces within its boundaries. 

The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force has since been tasked with monitoring compliance on both sides of the zone.