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IDF Bolsters Israel-Syria Border Defenses


(Bamahane-Israel Defense Forces) Reut Farkash - The IDF has placed new anti-personnel mines along the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights. Combat engineering forces conducted the mine-laying operation in an overt manner during daylight hours. On Nakba Day in May, demonstrators from Syria crossed existing anti-personnel minefields and infiltrated into Israel. A combat engineering officer said the new mines are meant to strengthen the defenses along the border with Syria and prevent similar incidents from recurring in the future.
2011-08-12 00:00:00
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