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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 5, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Troops find weapons caches in Syria border buffer zone
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Rockets captured by IDF troops in the Mount Hermon area of Syria, in a handout photo issued on January 5, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says troops of the 810th “Mountains” Regional Brigade operating on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon located several caches of weapons.
During “targeted raids,” the IDF says, the troops searched military buildings and strategic positions in the Hermon area, where they found and destroyed mines, explosive devices, anti-tank missiles, rockets, and launchers.
The IDF says its operations inside Syria, in a UN buffer zone, are aimed at strengthening defenses on the border to protect the residents of the Israeli Golan Heights.
