Israeli tanks move to Golan Heights' border
Source: CNN International
From Saad Abedine and Elise Labott
June 6, 2013 -- Updated 13:38 GMT (21:38 HKT)
-- Israeli tanks moved Thursday to the border on the Israeli-occupied side of the Golan Heights.
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The Israeli military has filed a complaint with the United Nations' Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights about Syrian tanks crossing the demarcation line, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday.
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Israeli military spokesman Peter Lerner said mortar shells fell on the Israeli side of the border near the Quneitra crossing. He said Israel was taking precautions to prevent spillover.
Israeli authorities have told farmers in the Golan Heights not to approach the border fence in the Quneitra area due to the fighting on the Syrian side, Lerner said.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/06/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html
(As this is a developing story with news about how both Israel and Syria are acting over the Golan Heights, I thought it appropriate to have a separate thread about Israel's reactions.)
Submariner
(12,506 posts)the last time Israel attacked the Golan Heights, they attacked the USS Liberty spy ship to stop all communications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)be on the Liberty, but his orders got delayed.
USS Liberty:
Never forget, never forgive.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)...cut them a little slack. The border post had been taken over by rebels, then retaken by the Syrian army. I could see Israel wanting to park a couple of tanks there as insurance against further goofiness.
At least, that's how I read the situation for the moment. I have not looked too deeply into the matter yet, I admit.
PB
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)cruelty shouldn't.