Israel Is the New Front in the Syrian War

As Hezbollah gains ground in the Golan, Iran is now knocking on the door of Israel’s quietest border.

BY PHILLIP SMYTH-JANUARY 28, 2015

On the afternoon of Jan. 28, two Israeli soldiers were killed during aHezbollah missile attack in Shebaa Farms, a disputed strip of land in the Golan Heights abutting southern Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces positions along the border in Mount Hermon were also mortared. Earlier in the day, following a Jan. 27 rocket attack launched into an Israeli section of the Golan, the Israeli Air Force hit Syrian Army artillery positions.
Israel is the New Front in the Syrian War by Thavam Ratna