The Israeli military appears to have dug a trench at least 7km long tracking the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southern Syria since mid-August, satellite imagery shows.
Iranian-backed militias including Hizbollah are present in southern Syria, creating another potential front as Israel fights in Gaza and Lebanon.
Israel’s defensive reinforcements come as it prepares to see off any potential threats from civil war-torn Syria after expanding its offensive against…
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