The move came as Netanyahu visited Mount Hermon on the border between Israel and Syria.
"There is still work to be done - the main goal is to overthrow the terrorist regime in Iran. We are very close to that," Netanyahu said in a video recording.
The visit came ahead of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which is being celebrated this weekend. Joining the trip was right-wing politician and Defence Minister Israel Katz.
We are sending a strong message to the President of Syria, who is sitting 35 kilometers away in his palace in Damascus. We are here on Mount Hermon, in a safe zone, and we are not moving.
Israel has had a military presence in the so-called safe zone since Syria's former dictator was overthrown in 2024, an area previously guarded by UN forces.
