Golan Heights
Terrorist groups are establishing themselves in the area, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Houthi-affiliated elements, ISIS and Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya.
“Israel will not return to the 1967 lines and will not abandon the Golan. Not now, not ever,” Danny Danon said following the General Assembly resolution demanding an Israeli withdrawal.
“We cannot wait for the enemy to attack, we must be proactive,” said OC Northern Command Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo.
The exercise opened with a surprise test of the IDF’s 210th “Bashan” Division’s preparedness, according to the military.
Shagai Mor’s body was recovered after a long search as extreme weather hampered recovery efforts.
Ceremony takes place for first time in three years, as 300 worshippers return to the sacred site at Mount Betarim.
Paratroopers apprehended suspected terrorists locate and confiscated weapons, the military said.
The discovery is a “powerful testament to Jewish settlement in the Golan more than 1,500 years ago, during a period when Jewish life flourished in the region,” said archaeologist Dror Ben-Yosef.
“We invite the people of Israel to join us this coming Sukkot and see up close the work of mine clearance and, for the first time in history, enjoy an area that had been closed to the public for decades,” said Mine and UXO Clearance Authority head Shachar Beck.
The group planted a tree, an Israeli flag and a sign before being safely escorted back across the border by IDF soldiers and later questioned by police.
The Druze villages in the northern Syrian Hermon, now under Israeli control, are cut off from the world, with their only connection through IDF troops.
Hassam Qassem Ghrab, eliminated via a airstrike in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, directed terrorist squads in Syria planning to launch rockets at the Golan Heights, according to the IDF.
