Five Syrian nationals wounded near border taken to Israeli hospital

IDF forces gave medical assistance on Saturday to five injured Syrian nationals near the border in Israel's north. The five, who are likely rebels wounded by pro-Assad forces, were then taken to a Safed hospital for further treatment.

Syrian rebels earlier overran a military police checkpoint in Khan Arnabeh, a town in the Golan Heights near the ceasefire line along the demilitarized zone with Israel, a British-based violence monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rebels seized weapons and a tank and the Syria army shelled villages inside the Israeli-Syrian ceasefire area.

This is the second incident on the Israeli-Syrian border this week: Several days ago, a man was spotted approaching the Israeli side of the border fence. After identified by IDF forces, the man was ordered to stop but continued toward the border. IDF soldiers shot at his legs, after which he was taken away by UN forces into Syrian territory.

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