New Syria-Iranian defense treaty opens way for Iran`s Revolutionary Guards to deploy on Israel’s Golan border by summer’s end
Iranian defense minister Gen. Mustafa Najjar said: “Syria’s security is part of Iran’s security,” when he signed a new military treaty with his visiting Syrian counterpart, Gen. Hassan Turkmani (picture) in Tehran last Thursday June 15.
Sunday, June 18, Israel’s parliamentary foreign affairs and defense committee inspected its northern border, along with the deputy chief of staff Moshe Kaplinsky and OC Northern command Udi Adam. Both Tehran and Damascus referred to the tour as Israel’s response to their new treaty.FULL STORY at
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Hezbollah Builds Up Forces on Northern Border
11:17 Jun 20, '06 / 24 Sivan 5766
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=105728(IsraelNN.com) After repairing military installations recently damaged in clashes with the IDF, the Hezbollah is concentrating forces on Israel’s northern border, according to Gen. Alon Freidman, an IDF commander in the north.
Military sources say the beefed up Hezbollah force includes new cameras that enable it to keep watch on wide swaths of territory in Israel’s north. Sources say Hezbollah forces have also been bolstered by Iranian military intelligence agents