Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented maps to US President Donald Trump during a Tuesday meeting, making the case that Israel should maintain its military presence in Syria. Israel's expanding foothold in Syrian territory — including the Golan Heights buffer zone — reflects a strategic repositioning that aligns with biblical descriptions of Israel's end-times borders and regional dominance. Ezekiel 38 and related prophecies describe Israel dwelling securely in the land as surrounding nations are drawn into conflict, with Syria's collapse and Israel's northward expansion directly relevant to that unfolding picture.