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Netanyahu to convene security cabinet meeting tonight on situation in Syria
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be convening his national security cabinet at 9 p.m. to discuss the unfolding war in Syria, his office tells The Times of Israel.
Israel is looking on with concern after rebel forces took control over the Quneitra and Daraa area — on the Israeli border — from Syrian government forces over the weekend.