Israeli military video said to show tanks confiscated in Syria

The Israeli military said it confiscated over 3,300 weapons from the Syrian territory in the past six weeks, as Israel has operated in and around areas in Syria close to the border with the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future.

According to Associated Press Israel said it had seized Syrian Armed Forces tanks, weapons, anti-tank missiles, rocket propelled grenades, shells, mortars and mortar shells, and observation equipment, among other weapons.

Israel’s capture of the buffer zone in December has sparked condemnation, with critics accusing Israel of violating the 1974 ceasefire.

Syrians in the areas Israeli forces have moved into have protested their presence and complained about the lack of action by the country's new authorities to pressure Israel to withdraw.

The military said the seizure of weapons and its presence in the buffer zone are necessary to ensurethe security of Israel and the Golan Heights.

Israel seized control of the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed it — a move not recognised by most of the international community.