I've seen many conflicting reports; some say that Israel has supplied Syrian rebel groups, others say that the rebels and their supporters condemn Israel's actions in Gaza, and one source from the Fikar Forum of the Washington Institute gives mixed reports, claiming that the opposition had not spoken about the war in Gaza whilst also saying that "official statements" from the rebels are pro-Palestinian (link to said source: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/syrians-reactions-first-weeks-israel-hamas-war ).
Given all of this conflicting and unclear information, I would appreciate it if someone could explain what the Syrian opposition's relations to Israel are like.
What relationship does Israel and the Syrian opposition share?
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Afaik the Syrian opposition is mostly jihadi groups of various level of radicalism. So any of them would be naturally against Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-acknowledges-long-claimed-weapons-supply-to-syrian-rebels/
The IDF provided weapons to some Syrian rebel groups but it should be noted that the quantity was small in comparison to other parties.
Israel also conducted strikes against Assad’s forces as well as Iranian proxies throughout the civil war indirectly aiding some rebel groups.
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