JNS | Published January 5, 2025
Mines, explosives, anti-tank missiles, rockets and launchers were among the weapons located and destroyed.
During an operation that concluded in recent weeks, troops from the 810th “Mountain” Brigade searched military structures and key terrain points, locating, confiscating and destroying weapons caches and intelligence assets. Mines, explosives, anti-tank missiles, rockets and launchers were among the weapons found.
Israeli forces have been positioned inside the Golan buffer zone and at the peak of Mount Hermon since jihadist rebels overthrew the Assad regime in early December.
Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Syria’s Sunni Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and the country’s de facto leader, has asked the United States to pressure Israel to withdraw from the Golan buffer zone and the peak of Mount Hermon.
Moreover, al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, asked the Biden administration for humanitarian aid, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported on Friday.
Sources in Israel said that they did not receive any demand from Washington with regard to Syria, adding that the Jewish state will not compromise on its security, according to the report.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Jerusalem would not allow another massacre to take place “on any front,” writing on X after a visit on Thursday to Israel Defense Forces troops serving on the border with Syria.
“Israel is closely monitoring the situation in Syria and will not jeopardize its own security. We will not allow another Oct. 7 [attack] on any front,” he tweeted.
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SOURCE: www.jns.org
RELATED: Troops find weapons caches in Syria border buffer zone
Rockets captured by IDF troops in the Mount Hermon area of Syria, in a handout photo issued on January 5, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL | Published January 5, 2025
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.
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SOURCE: www.timesofisrael.com
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