IDF transfers humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria as Assad continues to bombard rebels

19 July 2018, 2:56 pm

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The Israeli military oversaw the transfer of tons of food, thousands of liters of fuel, dozens of tents and medical equipment to the war-torn Syrian southwest over the past week, the military says, as dictator Bashar Assad’s forces bombarded the remaining opposition groups in the area and reportedly forced them to surrender.

“Over the past week, the Bashan Division led six special operations in a number of locations, in which humanitarian aid was transfered to Syrians in tent cities on the [Syrian] Golan Heights,” the army says in a statement.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, these shipments included: 72 tons of food, 70 tents, 9,000 liters of fuel, medicine and medical equipment, clothing and toys.

— Judah Ari Gross