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| Golan Heights: Syrian infiltrates Israel |
| 2012-06-22 |
| A Syrian man infiltrated Israel via the northern Golan Heights and was caught near the border after touching the fence. IDF forces turned him over for questioning with security forces. Â Sources in the defense establishment said this is not the first time this year that a Syrian citizen tries to infiltrate Israel via the Golan Heights. Â Defense officials recently estimated that festivities in Syria could spill over to the border area and conjectured that Syrians may seek refuge in Israel. Â The estimate was partly based on the violent protests on Nakba and Naksa days which saw Syrian and Lebanese citizens killed by IDF after breaching the border. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 The fence is probably set-back from the border for a good 10-20 feet. So he DID infiltrate Israel just not very far. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-06-22 11:35 |
| #1 ...was caught near the border after touching the fence. Infiltration usually implies sneaking in. Perhaps sitting in the pokey in Israel is preferable to being anywhere in Syria. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-06-22 11:29 |