IDF Brigadier General Zion Ratzon said the new Heharim Brigade will operate 'on both fronts simultaneously—Lebanon and Syria.'
The Israeli military has established a new mountaineer unit tasked with carrying out operations across the country's hostile borders with Lebanon and Syria amid worsening tensions over the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.In an announcement issued Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces unveiled the newly formed Heharim, or 'Mountain,' Brigade 'as part of the operational response to the situation on the northern border and in accordance with the situational assessment.
and regional allies and partners, reportedly including Israel.During a meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani announced that the Islamic Republic was working on plans to boost Syria's capability to defend its airspace from repeated Israeli incursions.Meanwhile, Assad's other top backer, Russia, has also begun to shore up its presence on the ground.
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