As fighting intensifies in Gaza—especially with the launch of ground operations in Deir al-Balah—Israeli security officials are turning their focus northward.
There’s growing concern that Iran-backed operatives could try to infiltrate the buffer zone from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, potentially launching attacks on IDF forces and nearby Israeli communities.
According to Israeli intelligence, such infiltration attempts may involve armed terrorists using small trucks, with possible attacks on IDF patrols, convoys, and even residential areas. An IDF officer told Walla!: “We stopped defending from the border line long ago—we now defend from inside Syria. We’ve built barriers that block vehicle crossings, and we’re also prepared for scenarios involving motorized gliders.”
The officer added that Israeli arrest operations in Syrian villages have helped gather intelligence on terror infrastructure. Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate and Unit 504 (agent operations) have recently intensified activity in the region.
The IDF has also conducted extensive drills for Northern Command and Division 210, in coordination with special defense units and a rapid-response force created during the war to counter any attempts to seize Israeli towns near the border.
Israeli forces, backed by Air Force aircraft, are training to neutralize infiltrators on Israeli soil. Defensive measures include reserve forces stationed deeper inland, a barrier to block vehicles, walls, trenches, and a line of anti-tank missiles. “Even if they try using gliders again—we’re ready, including in the rear,” the officer stressed.
On Monday, the IDF began constructing a concrete wall with high barriers along the Syrian border to prevent potential mass incursions by Syrian Druze protesters, Maariv reported. Heavy Israeli military forces have also been deployed to prevent cross-border movement in both directions, which has occurred in recent days.