(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - On Thursday, fighting between the Syrian army and rebels took place only a few dozen meters from IDF soldiers securing the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights. Dozens of mortar and tank shells were fired, with two mortars landing in Israeli territory. Dozens of Syrians arrived at the border crossing and requested entry into Israel. However, after the IDF decided the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing was no longer dangerous, the group was sent back to Syria. The fighting on the Syrian side has led to a number of wildfires that spread to the border area between the two countries. Israeli firefighters are at the scene, while the IDF has instructed Israeli farmers to stay away from their land near the border. The IDF has bolstered its forces in the Golan and has declared the border area a closed military zone.
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