Friday, March 21, 2014

Israel - Syria Border Tensions Escalating



No Longer Is All Quiet On The Northern Front -- Haaretz

A series of terror attacks have put the north of Israel on the edge of escalation.

Just a week ago, the Gaza Strip topped the list of Israel’s immediate security worries. Dozens of rockets had been fired at the Negev; the government was threatening to reoccupy the Strip; and communities on the Gaza border were preparing for the possibility that their Purim celebrations would take place in the shadow of a barrage of Qassam rockets. But the tension in the south died down almost as quickly as it arose. Egyptian mediation produced a return to the terms of the cease-fire – temporarily, of course, until the next flare-up.

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More News O Israel - Syria Border Tensions Escalating

Behind the Lines: Israel-Syria border escalation -- Jerusalem Post
Syria will join in next Israeli battle with Hezbollah, top officer says -- Times of Israel
Israeli Strikes on Syrian Army Sites Raise Concern About Entanglement -- New York Times
Multiple Israeli Strikes in Syria Aimed at Restoring Deterrence -- Omri Ceren, The Tower
Israel-Syria faceoff in Golan unlikely to escalate -- Ma'an News Agency
Three Years Into Syrian Civil War, Neighboring Israel Faces Familiar and Emerging Threats -- Algemeiner
The storm after the calm -- Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom

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