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| April 3, 2013
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IDF targets source of cross-border fire from Syria

After 2 incidences of cross-border fire from Syria on Tuesday evening, IDF tanks target the source.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon visited the borders with Syria & Lebanon earlier on Tuesday saying, ‘We will respond to all fire from Syria’.

By Danny Brenner and Lilach Shoval

 

Israel was struck twice on Tuesday by cross-border fire from Syria. In the first incident, a mortal shell exploded in the Tel Fares area of the Golan Heights on Tuesday evening. Shortly afterward, Israeli soldiers near the Tel Hazeka military post came under fire from Syria. There were no injuries or damage in either incident.

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| March 28, 2013
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Israel establishes ‘field hospital’ to treat the injured Syrians

Officials confirm that due to growing number of injured Syrians arriving at Israel’s border, a ‘military field hospital’ was built on an IDF outpost in the Golan Heights.

Yoav Zitun, AFP

 

In light of the steady increase in the number of wounded Syrians Israel has been treating, the IDF has set up a “military field hospital” at army outpost 105 in the Golan Heights, AFP reported Thursday.

Netanyahu looks at Syrian patient IDF field hospital. – Photo: KOBI GIDEON/GPO

Israeli officials confirmed that the hospital was set up to treat injured Syrians near the border fence and avoid having to evacuate them to hospitals inside the country. Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2013
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IDF destroyed Syrian military post that shot at IDF

Tensions continue to escalate in the Golan Heights as IDF fires Tamuz missile at military post after Syrians fire bullets at IDF patrol.

On Saturday the Syrians hit an IDF jeep with rifle fire.

Yoav Zitun

 

The IDF opened fire at a Syrian military post on Sunday after the Syrians opened fire at IDF soldiers. The IDF used a Tamuz anti-tank guided missile at a Syrian post in the Tel Fares area in the southern Golan Heights. There were no casualties on the Israeli side. The Syrian post was destroyed and two armed Syrians were wounded.

IDF artillery – Photo Courtesy: IDF Spokesperson Unit

Following the incident, construction of the northern border fence was halted. Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2013
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Israel Warns Syria: IDF Will Destroy Those Who Fire at Us

Israel warned Syria on Sunday morning that the days of restraint in the face of cross-border fire from Syria are finished. The IDF will now respond.

By Chana Ya’ar

Israel warned Sunday that the days of restraint in the face of cross-border fire from Syria are finished.

Moshe Ya'alon - Photo Reuters

Moshe Ya’alon – Photo: Reuters

Israel will respond to any shooting or other attacks that cross the northern border with Syria, Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon warned.

“Any violation of Israeli sovereignty and fire from the Syrian side will be answered immediately with the destruction of the source of fire when we identify it,” Ya’alon declared. Continue Reading »

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| February 16, 2013
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7 hurt Syrians treated in Israeli Hospital

IDF confirms 7 Syrians hurt on Syrian Golan in battles between Syrian army & rebels, were taken to Ziv Medical Center in Safed.

Ynet reporters

 

Seven Syrians hurt in battles between Syrian army forces and rebels were taken to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed Saturday. One of the men is in critical condition.

Fighting in SyriaThe seven made their own way to the border area in the northern Golan Heights.

“An IDF force administered medical care to the wounded men near the border fence and they were taken for further treatment,” a statement said.

Ziv Medical Center director Dr. Continue Reading »

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| February 3, 2013
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Israel seeks initialization of buffer zone inside Syria

‘The Sunday Times’ quotes military planners as saying a ‘buffer-zone’ plan to protect Israel from global jihadists, much like that of the southern Lebanese security zone (1982-2000), has already been shown to Netanyahu.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

Israel is considering creating a buffer zone reaching up to 10 miles inside Syria, The Sunday Times quoted sources close to military planners as saying.

Netanyahu surveys Syrian borderThe Times reported that the proposal, intended to protect itself from rebels across the northern frontier, has been presented to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

“A buffer zone set up with the co-operation of local villagers lies at the heart of the plan.

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| January 31, 2013
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Thursday’s Updates of Israel’s reported strike on the Syria-Lebanon border

The target of the IAF attack was apparently an arms convoy moving from Syria to Lebanon, but it is still not clear exactly where the strike occurred because of contradicting reports, or whether the SA-17 Missile cache also included chemical weapons.

International media reported Wednesday that Israel launched an overnight air strike on Lebanon’s border with Syria, after carrying out four separate flyover missions in Lebanese air space.

Map of Israel-Syria-Lebanon borders

The target of the reported attack was apparently an arms convoy moving from Syria to Lebanon, but it is still not clear precisely where the strike occurred, or whether the cache included chemical weapons. Continue Reading »

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| January 29, 2013
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Syria’s chemical/biological arsenal is now within Hezbollah reach

PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with a U.S. delegation about the developments in Syria, reporting that the potential outcomes facing Israel are “bad, bad& worse”.

Just off the Syrian coast, Russian navy conducts large-scale training exercise.

By Shlomo Cesana & Daniel Siryoti

Israel continued to warn the world on Monday of the potentially devastating outcome if Syria’s chemical arsenal falls into the hands of rebels, or worse, Hezbollah, as Lebanese media outlets reported that the Lebanese terror group had already obtained some chemical weapons and long range missiles.

Footage of Hezbollah fighters in Syria on Monday. – Photo: Channel 10 News

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Sunday met with a delegation from the U.S. Continue Reading »

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| January 14, 2013
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Syrian Generals ordered to attack Israel & Egypt should Assad fall

Assad’s reason for attacking Israel is obvious. Syria is officially in a state of war with Israel & hosts numerous terror groups dedicated to the Jewish state’s annihilation.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Embattled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has ordered his military chiefs to launch ballistic missiles at Israel if he is killed by rebel forces, according to sources in Damascus cited by Israeli media this week.

Syrian threat aimed at Israel & Egypt

The online newspaper Inyan Merkazi reported that Assad met with his top generals recently to express concerns that he could be taken out by advanced American missiles recently provided to rebel forces, or by a violent mob similar to the one that violently murdered former Libyan dictator Muamar Gaddafi. Continue Reading »

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| December 9, 2012
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Sunday Times reports that Israel has waged ‘secret war’ in tracking Syria WMD

Israeli sources quoted as saying Syria’s WMD munitions cache has been moved to new locations over the past week; The U.S. and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria’s   biological & chemical weapons, White House officials said last week.

 

 

Israel has embarked on a “secret war” to track down Syria’s chemical and biological weapons, the Sunday Times has reported.

As part of the operation, said the Times, Israel has deployed spotters across the border to monitor the movement of Syria’s non-conventional arms cache.

A satellite image of al-Safir, Syria's main chemical weapons facility, near Aleppo.

A satellite image of al-Safir, Syria’s main chemical weapons facility, near Aleppo.

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| December 5, 2012
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Syria Fires Mortar that Falls in Golan

IDF reports: The mortar shell fired from Syria fell on the Israeli side of the border fence on the Golan Heights Wednesday afternoon.

By David Lev

 

A mortar shell fired from Syria fell on the Israeli side of the border fence on the Golan Heights Wednesday afternoon, security sources said Wednesday night. The incident occurred near the Tel Azeka IDF post on the Golan. IDF sources said that they did not believe that the shell was fired on purpose, but was a stray shell that was misfired by either government or rebel forces engaged in fierce fighting on the Syrian side of the border. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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IDF Jeep Hit AGAIN by Rebel Gunfire from Syria

Rebel gunfire from Syria hits IDF for third jeep, Israel complains to UN.

By Maayana Miskin

 

An IDF jeep patrolling the northern border was hit by gunfire from Syria on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the Ramat Golan region.

The jeep was damaged, but soldiers were not hurt. The soldiers did not return fire despite new rules of engagement in the area.

IDF commanders believe the shots were not aimed at Israel, but rather, were stray shots from fighting in Syria. Fighting has approached the border in recent weeks. Two misfired shells have hit the Golan region as well; after one such incident Israel fired warning shots over the border. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Lebanon Army defuses Grads found & aimed at Israel – Syrian gunfire on Israel border

Lebanese security forces discovered rockets positioned just four km from border, set to fire as act of solidarity with Gazans

By Roi Kais & Yoav Zitun

 

Lebanese security forces on Monday discovered two Grad rockets that were aimed at Israel in the southern region of Mazraat Halta, the official Daily Star news agency reported.

Photo: Avihu Shapira

A source told the agency that the rockets, which were found just four kilometers from the Israeli border, were defused by security forces. He said the rockets could reach seven kilometers into Israel if launched in full power.

Security sources hinted that those who placed the rockets may have been planning to launch them toward Israel as an act of solidarity with the residents of Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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IDF jeep damaged by exchange of fire on Syrian border

Syrian fire hits IDF patrol on border.
IDF responds, firing back at Syrian post.
Syrians retaliate by firing mortar that lands in DMZ

Yoav Zitun

 

Stray Syrian fire hit an IDF patrol in the Golan Heights on Saturday night. No injuries were reported but an IDF jeep was damaged. This is the fourth such incident recorded in the past week.

Golan Heights – Photo: Avihu Shapira

The incident began when an IDF patrol was hit by Syrian fire in the Tel Hezeka area. The IDF fired artillery at the Syrian post in response.

The Syrians then retaliated by firing a mortar shell that landed in the demilitarized zone. Continue Reading »

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| November 14, 2012
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Syria promises to no longer fire on Israel

In the message conveyed via the UN, Syrian gov’t pledges to prevent future accidental shelling of Israel

By Yoav Zitun

 

The regime in Damascus has pledged to prevent its army from accidentally firing rockets towards Israeli territories, conveying the message via the UN force charged with implementing the ceasefire between Syria and Israel, Channel 1 reported Tuesday.

Golan Heights on Tuesday – Photo: Hagai Aharon

However, officials expressed doubt that the Syrian security forces, which are fighting rebels along the border with Israel, can exercise such control. In many cases, the rebels approach the border during battles with President Bashar Assad‘s army, counting on the security forces to hold fire in order to avoid hitting Israel. Continue Reading »

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