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Defending Israel's Border with Syria
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - A UN bomb disposal team guided a sapper in a heavy protective suit toward four bodies lying at the foot of Mount Hermon last Tuesday. The bundle of explosives carried by one of the terrorists was clearly visible. The four had attempted to lay explosives intended for IDF soldiers, but Israeli troops saw them cross the cease-fire line and begin laying charges in an area that is undisputedly Israeli. Israel Air Force jets fired several precision missiles that thwarted the attack and took out the perpetrators. UN Disengagement Observer Force personnel were invited to document the bodies and see their explosives up close, to see that this was a foiled attempt to attack Israeli territory. Moreover, the attempted attack was carried out just 350 meters from a UNDOF post, right under the noses of the Irish battalion stationed there. Had the UN officers picked up their binoculars, they would have seen the four heading for their destination. For defense of the Golan Heights, the IDF has prepared a well-defended border with a new fence at its center, tied to a system of alerts as well as broad technological and human intelligence-gathering. An IDF mobile unit operates in the area round the clock, backed by an array of sensors, radars and cameras, operated both day and night by soldiers deep in Israeli territory, together with unmanned aircraft that enable Israel to see everything that moves on the ground.