Four Israeli soldiers were wounded by a roadside bomb on the occupied Golan Heights Tuesday, prompting artillery fire into Syria and a sharp warning that Israel would act forcefully to defend itself. The army said one of the soldiers was severely wounded in what was the third such incident in two weeks along Israel's **rthern frontier, prompting a blunt warning from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Recently the border with Syria has filled with jihadists and Hezbollah elements, which represents a new threat for the state of Israel," he said, referring to Leba**n's powerful Shiite movement, which is fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops. Netanyahu said the ceasefire line in the Golan had remained largely calm, despite the three-year civil war raging in Syria, but that Israel would **t hesitate to act in self-defence.
03-25-2014, 12:07 AM
Israel vows response as 4 soldiers wounded in Golan blast
Four Israeli soldiers were wounded by a roadside bomb on the occupied Golan Heights Tuesday, prompting artillery fire into Syria and a sharp warning that Israel would act forcefully to defend itself. The army said one of the soldiers was severely wounded in what was the third such incident in two weeks along Israel's **rthern frontier, prompting a blunt warning from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Recently the border with Syria has filled with jihadists and Hezbollah elements, which represents a new threat for the state of Israel," he said, referring to Leba**n's powerful Shiite movement, which is fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops. Netanyahu said the ceasefire line in the Golan had remained largely calm, despite the three-year civil war raging in Syria, but that Israel would **t hesitate to act in self-defence.
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