Al-Qaida Fighters Are Now Stationed Along Israel's Border In The Golan Heights

Israeli Golan Residents Tell Government To 'Wake Up' -- Al-Monitor

Sgt. Shahar Shalev, the 72nd casualty of Operation Protective Edge, was laid to rest Sept. 2 at a funeral in the Hispin community on the Golan Heights. Shalev hailed from the neighboring community of Alonei HaBashan, less than a kilometer from the Syrian border.



Echoes of nearby explosions could be heard in the area, resonating from the battles between the Syrian army and the rebels opposing the government. The Israel Defense Forces occasionally blocked roads and redirected traffic onto alternative routes, worried that the gun or mortar fire might spillover. Residents from the northern Golan Heights who made their way to the funeral were constantly updated about the dynamic, constantly changing map of blocked roads. They have been watching as their quiet, pastoral lives undergo an abrupt change.



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More News On Reports That Al-Qaida Fighters Are Now Stationed Along Israel's Border In The Golan Heights

Golan Heights Border Violence Has Israelis On Edge -- Times of Israel/AP

Israelis in Golan Heights uneasy about nearby Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria -- CSM/AP

IDF Returns Fire at Syrian Army Position as Mortar Hits Golan -- Arutz Sheva

Golan Heights: Israel fires into Syria after 'errant fire' -- CBC/Reuters

UN Wants Other Countries to Help Free Abducted Golan Peacekeepers -- AP

UN Security Council Demands Release of 45 Detained Peacekeepers in Golan Heights -- RIA Novosti

U.N. denies Golan peacekeepers ordered to hand arms to Syria rebels -- Reuters