I think Israel realises time is limited for her dreams of territorial expansion

Huh? You think it wants to expand into Syria or Lebanon?
Why would anyone believe anything so ludicrous.
It only kept the Golan because Syria had always used it to rain shells onto Israeli farms and kibbutzes.

Iran is operating in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, and "has repeatedly called for an end to the existence of the Jewish state." (BBC)
Israel is justified in defending itself, as our government stated today.