Israel says its forces cross from Syria’s Golan Heights into southern Lebanon for ‘targeted operation’

The Israeli army said Sunday its Alpinist Unit crossed for the first time from the Syrian Golan Heights into southern Lebanon to carry out what it described as a “targeted operation” along the border, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the army said troops from the Alpinist Unit, under the command of the 810th Brigade, “completed a targeted operation” to thwart what it called attempts by “terror” groups to establish a foothold along the Lebanon border. It said the forces operated in complex mountainous terrain, crossing on foot through deep snow from the Syrian Hermon area (Jabal al-Sheikh) in the occupied Golan Heights toward Mount Dov (Shebaa Farms) in southern Lebanon. According to the statement, the troops conducted reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, […]