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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Defense official to Israeli TV: Syrian troops in buffer zone will be targets
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn a message to Syria’s President Bashar Assad, an Israeli defense official tells Channel 10 Israel considers any Syrian forces who enter the demilitarized buffer zone between the countries will be considered a legitimate target.
The official says Israel has placed units from the Combat Intelligence Corps near the border to track Syrian forces as they return to the area as part of the regime offensive to retake rebel-held territory in southern Syria.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called yesterday for upholding the 1974 UN ceasefire agreement, which established the buffer zone.
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