Israeli army says hits group placing explosives along Syria frontier
AMMONNEWS - The Israeli army on Monday said it had fired at and hit a group of militants placing explosives along the border fence with Syria on the Golan Heights.
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Soldiers spotted the group near a frontier outpost overnightand, backed by air support, “fired simultaneously towards thesquad of four terrorists, a hit was identified,” the military said.
No Israelis were injured.
There was no immediate comment from Syria.
Tensions have risen in recent weeks along the Israel-Syria frontier after a fighter of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah was killed in an apparent Israeli strike on the edge of Damascus.
Israel has since boosted its forces on its northern front, where it borders Lebanon and Syria.
The military said it “holds the Syrian regime responsible for all events on Syrian soil and will not tolerate any violation of Israeli sovereignty.”
*Reuters
AMMONNEWS - The Israeli army on Monday said it had fired at and hit a group of militants placing explosives along the border fence with Syria on the Golan Heights.
For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
Soldiers spotted the group near a frontier outpost overnightand, backed by air support, “fired simultaneously towards thesquad of four terrorists, a hit was identified,” the military said.
No Israelis were injured.
There was no immediate comment from Syria.
Tensions have risen in recent weeks along the Israel-Syria frontier after a fighter of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah was killed in an apparent Israeli strike on the edge of Damascus.
Israel has since boosted its forces on its northern front, where it borders Lebanon and Syria.
The military said it “holds the Syrian regime responsible for all events on Syrian soil and will not tolerate any violation of Israeli sovereignty.”
*Reuters
AMMONNEWS - The Israeli army on Monday said it had fired at and hit a group of militants placing explosives along the border fence with Syria on the Golan Heights.
For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
Soldiers spotted the group near a frontier outpost overnightand, backed by air support, “fired simultaneously towards thesquad of four terrorists, a hit was identified,” the military said.
No Israelis were injured.
There was no immediate comment from Syria.
Tensions have risen in recent weeks along the Israel-Syria frontier after a fighter of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah was killed in an apparent Israeli strike on the edge of Damascus.
Israel has since boosted its forces on its northern front, where it borders Lebanon and Syria.
The military said it “holds the Syrian regime responsible for all events on Syrian soil and will not tolerate any violation of Israeli sovereignty.”
*Reuters
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Israeli army says hits group placing explosives along Syria frontier
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