Israel’s demining operations near the Golan signal an expanded front against Hezbollah, sources say, according to Japan Times.
. Israel can expand its ground operations against Hezbollah by strengthening its defenses. Its troops cleared mines and installed new barriers on the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and a demilitarized zone bordering Syria, security sources and analysts said.
The move suggests that Israel may seek to attack Hezbollah for the first time from further east along the Lebanese border, creating a safe zone from which it can freely recognize the armed group and prevent any infiltration, the sources said.
Although mining activity has been reported, sources – including a Syrian soldier stationed in southern Syria, a Lebanese security official and a UN peacekeeping official – detailed additional unreported reports indicating that Israel moves the fence that separates the DMZ from the Syrian side and digs deeper. . fortifications in the region
