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The IDF's New Border Protection Doctrine with Syria
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - In the Syrian Golan Heights, the buildings are riddled with holes from bullets and shells from the civil war. There is no longer any agriculture there but for a few sheep, goats and the random herder. The IDF has succeeded in bringing a sort of normalcy to the area, based on its new border protection doctrine devised after the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7. The defense of Israeli communities would no longer begin on the border. Any future enemy would encounter the IDF before approaching the frontier, which would be defended by a land barrier. Military commanders remind me that Al-Sharaa's rebel forces, like ISIS, arrived in civilian pickups and took over vast areas. Therefore, any vehicle able to travel faster than 30 km/hr is considered a threat. There are 10 new IDF forward outposts inside Syrian territory, intelligence gathering, and surveillance by drones. After diplomatic and military efforts, the other side agreed to avoid friction with the IDF and to keep their distance. A new barrier is being built along the entire length of the border made up of boulders and ditches dug deep into the ground that would block any vehicle from overrunning Israeli communities. This will ultimately force any traffic on the Syrian side to use existing roads and not open terrain. The Israeli Druze are the first to benefit from the construction of the barrier because they own the heavy machinery used. They stand to make a fortune.