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IDF says video purporting to show Chabad delegation in Syria likely filmed in Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
After a video shared online showed a group of members of the Chabad movement claiming to have entered Syria this week, the military tells The Times of Israel that it believes the clip was filmed in Israel.
“The incident was investigated by the relevant authorities and there is no known crossing of the border by those filmed,” the IDF Spokespersons Unit says in response to a query.
A military source says the IDF was unable to verify that the clip was actually filmed in Syria, and that the Chabad members had filed a request to enter Syria which was denied by the army.
The IDF had taken up forward positions inside a buffer zone in Syrian territory last week following the fall of the Assad regime. The area is a closed military zone and civilians are not permitted to enter.
הדפסת ולימוד ספר התניא בבית חב"ד החדש בכפר חדר שבחבל הבשן (סוריה) המשוחרר.
זו ארצנו כולה! לכבוש וליישב!! pic.twitter.com/hyck0n36Vm— עמישב מלט (@amishav_) December 11, 2024
