IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered the further bolstering of the Syrian border area with additional surveillance and offensive capabilities, amid the ongoing incidents in Syria.
Zamir also instructs the Northern Command to divert forces to the Syrian frontier to “increase the rate of strikes and stop attacks against the Druze in Syria,” the military says.
The additional forces will bolster the 210th “Bashan” Division along the border and in the Israeli-controlled Syrian buffer zone.
“The IDF is committed to the deep alliance with our Druze brothers and is therefore striking targets across Syria in order to protect them in the Sweida region, Jabal al-Druze, and wherever necessary,” the statement says.
The IDF also adds that “crossing the fence into Syria without control endangers the Druze and our forces, and must be stopped immediately,” after around 1,000 Israeli Druze entered Syria today.
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