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5th June 2011, 04:29 AM
Syria TV: 4 killed, 9 hurt as Palestinian protesters clash with IDF on border
Hundreds of protesters gather near border with Israel on Golan Heights as Palestinians mark 44 years to the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War.
By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi, Amos Harel and Haaretz Service
Tags: Syria 1967 borders
Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire at hundreds of Palestinians amassing near Israel's border with Syria on the Golan Heights on Sunday, firing tear gas and other demonstration dispersal weaponry in an attempt to break up the Naksa Day rallies.
Reports by Syrian media claimed four protesters were killed, with 9 others wounded. 500 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at the border, hiding from IDF fire in a ditch dug by the army after the Nakba Day protests on May 15, approximately 20 meters from the border fence.
An image from Syrian TV showing the clashes along the Israel-Syria border, June 5, 2011.
Photo by: Syrian TV
Protesters also approached the Israeli border in Quneitra in the northern Golan Heights. IDF soldiers responded with demonstration dispersal weaponry.
Events began earlier Sunday, as dozens of Syrians amassed near the country's border with Israel, as Israeli security forces braced for possible border clashes with protesters marking Naksa Day, the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War.
Initial reports claimed that the protesters had begun to gather at the foot of what is known as "The Hill of Shouting," opposite the Druze Golan town of Majdal Shams.
Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams on June 5, 2011.AFP
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The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command went on high alert earlier Sunday ahead of a potential attempt by thousands of Palestinian refugees from the Damascus area to storm the border of the Golan Heights as a way of marking Naksa Day.
The IDF Central Command and Southern Command also declared a high alert in case of an outbreak of violence near the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively, although the northern border seemed the most likely flashpoint for clashes.
The two likely locations where clashes were expected were thought to be the border crossing at Quneitra and the "The Hill of Shouting." The latter location is the same spot where some 180 refugees crossed the border three weeks ago, at least four of whom were killed by IDF fire.
The possibility that refugees will seek to storm the border from the direction of Maroun al-Rass in Lebanon, opposite Moshav Avivim, is considered less likely following the Lebanese army's announcement that the entire area opposite the border with Israel is a closed military zone.Syria TV: 4 killed, 9 hurt as Palestinian protesters clash with IDF on border
Hundreds of protesters gather near border with Israel on Golan Heights as Palestinians mark 44 years to the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War.
By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi, Amos Harel and Haaretz Service
Tags: Syria 1967 borders
Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire at hundreds of Palestinians amassing near Israel's border with Syria on the Golan Heights on Sunday, firing tear gas and other demonstration dispersal weaponry in an attempt to break up the Naksa Day rallies.
Reports by Syrian media claimed four protesters were killed, with 9 others wounded. 500 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at the border, hiding from IDF fire in a ditch dug by the army after the Nakba Day protests on May 15, approximately 20 meters from the border fence.
An image from Syrian TV showing the clashes along the Israel-Syria border, June 5, 2011.
Photo by: Syrian TV
Protesters also approached the Israeli border in Quneitra in the northern Golan Heights. IDF soldiers responded with demonstration dispersal weaponry.
Events began earlier Sunday, as dozens of Syrians amassed near the country's border with Israel, as Israeli security forces braced for possible border clashes with protesters marking Naksa Day, the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War.
Initial reports claimed that the protesters had begun to gather at the foot of what is known as "The Hill of Shouting," opposite the Druze Golan town of Majdal Shams.
Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams on June 5, 2011.AFP
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The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command went on high alert earlier Sunday ahead of a potential attempt by thousands of Palestinian refugees from the Damascus area to storm the border of the Golan Heights as a way of marking Naksa Day.
The IDF Central Command and Southern Command also declared a high alert in case of an outbreak of violence near the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively, although the northern border seemed the most likely flashpoint for clashes.
The two likely locations where clashes were expected were thought to be the border crossing at Quneitra and the "The Hill of Shouting." The latter location is the same spot where some 180 refugees crossed the border three weeks ago, at least four of whom were killed by IDF fire.
The possibility that refugees will seek to storm the border from the direction of Maroun al-Rass in Lebanon, opposite Moshav Avivim, is considered less likely following the Lebanese army's announcement that the entire area opposite the border with Israel is a closed military zone.Syria TV: 4 killed, 9 hurt as Palestinian protesters clash with IDF on border
Hundreds of protesters gather near border with Israel on Golan Heights as Palestinians mark 44 years to the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War.
By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi, Amos Harel and Haaretz Service
Tags: Syria 1967 borders
Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire at hundreds of Palestinians amassing near Israel's border with Syria on the Golan Heights on Sunday, firing tear gas and other demonstration dispersal weaponry in an attempt to break up the Naksa Day rallies.
Reports by Syrian media claimed four protesters were killed, with 9 others wounded. 500 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at the border, hiding from IDF fire in a ditch dug by the army after the Nakba Day protests on May 15, approximately 20 meters from the border fence.
An image from Syrian TV showing the clashes along the Israel-Syria border, June 5, 2011.
Photo by: Syrian TV
Protesters also approached the Israeli border in Quneitra in the northern Golan Heights. IDF soldiers responded with demonstration dispersal weaponry.
Events began earlier Sunday, as dozens of Syrians amassed near the country's border with Israel, as Israeli security forces braced for possible border clashes with protesters marking Naksa Day, the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War.
Initial reports claimed that the protesters had begun to gather at the foot of what is known as "The Hill of Shouting," opposite the Druze Golan town of Majdal Shams.
Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams on June 5, 2011.AFP
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The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command went on high alert earlier Sunday ahead of a potential attempt by thousands of Palestinian refugees from the Damascus area to storm the border of the Golan Heights as a way of marking Naksa Day.
The IDF Central Command and Southern Command also declared a high alert in case of an outbreak of violence near the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively, although the northern border seemed the most likely flashpoint for clashes.
The two likely locations where clashes were expected were thought to be the border crossing at Quneitra and the "The Hill of Shouting." The latter location is the same spot where some 180 refugees crossed the border three weeks ago, at least four of whom were killed by IDF fire.
The possibility that refugees will seek to storm the border from the direction of Maroun al-Rass in Lebanon, opposite Moshav Avivim, is considered less likely following the Lebanese army's announcement that the entire area opposite the border with Israel is a closed military zone.http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/syria-tv-4-killed-9-hurt-as-palestinian-protesters-clash-with-idf-on-border-1.366068
Hundreds of protesters gather near border with Israel on Golan Heights as Palestinians mark 44 years to the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War.
By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi, Amos Harel and Haaretz Service
Tags: Syria 1967 borders
Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire at hundreds of Palestinians amassing near Israel's border with Syria on the Golan Heights on Sunday, firing tear gas and other demonstration dispersal weaponry in an attempt to break up the Naksa Day rallies.
Reports by Syrian media claimed four protesters were killed, with 9 others wounded. 500 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at the border, hiding from IDF fire in a ditch dug by the army after the Nakba Day protests on May 15, approximately 20 meters from the border fence.
An image from Syrian TV showing the clashes along the Israel-Syria border, June 5, 2011.
Photo by: Syrian TV
Protesters also approached the Israeli border in Quneitra in the northern Golan Heights. IDF soldiers responded with demonstration dispersal weaponry.
Events began earlier Sunday, as dozens of Syrians amassed near the country's border with Israel, as Israeli security forces braced for possible border clashes with protesters marking Naksa Day, the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War.
Initial reports claimed that the protesters had begun to gather at the foot of what is known as "The Hill of Shouting," opposite the Druze Golan town of Majdal Shams.
Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams on June 5, 2011.AFP
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The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command went on high alert earlier Sunday ahead of a potential attempt by thousands of Palestinian refugees from the Damascus area to storm the border of the Golan Heights as a way of marking Naksa Day.
The IDF Central Command and Southern Command also declared a high alert in case of an outbreak of violence near the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively, although the northern border seemed the most likely flashpoint for clashes.
The two likely locations where clashes were expected were thought to be the border crossing at Quneitra and the "The Hill of Shouting." The latter location is the same spot where some 180 refugees crossed the border three weeks ago, at least four of whom were killed by IDF fire.
The possibility that refugees will seek to storm the border from the direction of Maroun al-Rass in Lebanon, opposite Moshav Avivim, is considered less likely following the Lebanese army's announcement that the entire area opposite the border with Israel is a closed military zone.Syria TV: 4 killed, 9 hurt as Palestinian protesters clash with IDF on border
Hundreds of protesters gather near border with Israel on Golan Heights as Palestinians mark 44 years to the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War.
By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi, Amos Harel and Haaretz Service
Tags: Syria 1967 borders
Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire at hundreds of Palestinians amassing near Israel's border with Syria on the Golan Heights on Sunday, firing tear gas and other demonstration dispersal weaponry in an attempt to break up the Naksa Day rallies.
Reports by Syrian media claimed four protesters were killed, with 9 others wounded. 500 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at the border, hiding from IDF fire in a ditch dug by the army after the Nakba Day protests on May 15, approximately 20 meters from the border fence.
An image from Syrian TV showing the clashes along the Israel-Syria border, June 5, 2011.
Photo by: Syrian TV
Protesters also approached the Israeli border in Quneitra in the northern Golan Heights. IDF soldiers responded with demonstration dispersal weaponry.
Events began earlier Sunday, as dozens of Syrians amassed near the country's border with Israel, as Israeli security forces braced for possible border clashes with protesters marking Naksa Day, the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War.
Initial reports claimed that the protesters had begun to gather at the foot of what is known as "The Hill of Shouting," opposite the Druze Golan town of Majdal Shams.
Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams on June 5, 2011.AFP
1/5
The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command went on high alert earlier Sunday ahead of a potential attempt by thousands of Palestinian refugees from the Damascus area to storm the border of the Golan Heights as a way of marking Naksa Day.
The IDF Central Command and Southern Command also declared a high alert in case of an outbreak of violence near the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively, although the northern border seemed the most likely flashpoint for clashes.
The two likely locations where clashes were expected were thought to be the border crossing at Quneitra and the "The Hill of Shouting." The latter location is the same spot where some 180 refugees crossed the border three weeks ago, at least four of whom were killed by IDF fire.
The possibility that refugees will seek to storm the border from the direction of Maroun al-Rass in Lebanon, opposite Moshav Avivim, is considered less likely following the Lebanese army's announcement that the entire area opposite the border with Israel is a closed military zone.Syria TV: 4 killed, 9 hurt as Palestinian protesters clash with IDF on border
Hundreds of protesters gather near border with Israel on Golan Heights as Palestinians mark 44 years to the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War.
By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi, Amos Harel and Haaretz Service
Tags: Syria 1967 borders
Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire at hundreds of Palestinians amassing near Israel's border with Syria on the Golan Heights on Sunday, firing tear gas and other demonstration dispersal weaponry in an attempt to break up the Naksa Day rallies.
Reports by Syrian media claimed four protesters were killed, with 9 others wounded. 500 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at the border, hiding from IDF fire in a ditch dug by the army after the Nakba Day protests on May 15, approximately 20 meters from the border fence.
An image from Syrian TV showing the clashes along the Israel-Syria border, June 5, 2011.
Photo by: Syrian TV
Protesters also approached the Israeli border in Quneitra in the northern Golan Heights. IDF soldiers responded with demonstration dispersal weaponry.
Events began earlier Sunday, as dozens of Syrians amassed near the country's border with Israel, as Israeli security forces braced for possible border clashes with protesters marking Naksa Day, the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War.
Initial reports claimed that the protesters had begun to gather at the foot of what is known as "The Hill of Shouting," opposite the Druze Golan town of Majdal Shams.
Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams on June 5, 2011.AFP
1/5
The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command went on high alert earlier Sunday ahead of a potential attempt by thousands of Palestinian refugees from the Damascus area to storm the border of the Golan Heights as a way of marking Naksa Day.
The IDF Central Command and Southern Command also declared a high alert in case of an outbreak of violence near the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively, although the northern border seemed the most likely flashpoint for clashes.
The two likely locations where clashes were expected were thought to be the border crossing at Quneitra and the "The Hill of Shouting." The latter location is the same spot where some 180 refugees crossed the border three weeks ago, at least four of whom were killed by IDF fire.
The possibility that refugees will seek to storm the border from the direction of Maroun al-Rass in Lebanon, opposite Moshav Avivim, is considered less likely following the Lebanese army's announcement that the entire area opposite the border with Israel is a closed military zone.http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/syria-tv-4-killed-9-hurt-as-palestinian-protesters-clash-with-idf-on-border-1.366068