IDF: Syria jihadists were less than 200 meters from Israeli border

IDF Spokesman Ronen Manelis says the Islamic State jihadists in Syria who were struck in an overnight Israeli airstrike were less than 200 meters from the Israeli border.

Manelis says there was no imminent threat to Israeli communities along the northern border, but did not indicate whether the jihadists intended to attack IDF targets nearby.

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