Deadly clash on border; IDF shoots Syrian infiltrators
Shooting incident reported at Druze community of Majdal Shams on Golan Heights; IDF says it fired at Syrian infiltrators, at least four killed. Magan David Adom ambulance service says 10-20 people hurt in incident
Deadly border clash on 'Nakba Day': Up to 20 people were hurt on Israel's northern border Sunday after Syrian infiltrators marking 'Nakba Day' were shot by IDF forces.
Magen David Adom ambulance service reported one Syrian fatality and three lightly wounded Israelis on the Israeli side of the border, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, and some 10-20 casualties on the Syrian side of the border.
According to the al-Arabiya network, at least four people were killed in the incident.
Dozens of ambulances rushed to the area, with village residents saying they could hear the fire for long minutes. Security and emergency forces are operating cautiously at the site of the incident, where many landmines have been planted in the past.
Lebanon army fires in air
Earlier in they day, some 30 protestors on the Syrian side approached the border and apparently attempted to damage the border fence. An IDF force was dispatched to the site and deployed along the border in an effort to prevent demonstrators from crossing into Israel.
Meanwhile, thousands of Lebanese citizens gathered at the Marun a-Ras boardwalk near Moshav Avivim to protest on "Nakba Day." Lebanese Army forces pushed them away from the border by firing warning shots in the air.
Security forces near the northern border have been on high alert throughout the day. IDF and police forces joined by Magen David Adom emergency services were deployed in the region early Sunday around. With the help of UNIFIL, IDF officials sent messages to the Lebanese army demanding that no Israeli infrastructure in the area be damaged, including the border fence.
IDF Northern Command Chief Gadi Eisenkot declared a northern road connecting various area communities as a "closed military zone"
Hanan Greenberg, Ahiya Raved and Reuters contributed to the report
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