Israeli forces kill at least 13 in Syrian town | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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48% : Israel has also launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military sites and pushed for a demilitarized zone south of Damascus.
47% : The deaths in Syria followed a series of strikes by Israel's air force in parts of southern Lebanon on Thursday.
42% : Israel has viewed Syria's new government, headed by former insurgent leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, with suspicion.
42% : Israel says its ongoing strikes are aimed at preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding after a devastating war last year ended with a ceasefire.
39% : It says the move is temporary, but critics accuse Israel of taking advantage of Syria's turmoil for a land grab.
39% : Israel still controls the Golan Heights that it captured from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed -- a move not recognized by most of the international community.
36% : Israel says it seized the 155-square-mile demilitarized buffer zone in southern Syria in a preemptive move to prevent militants from moving into the area after Islamist insurgents toppled Assad.
22% : Israel said Friday it conducted an operation to apprehend suspects from the Jamaa Islamiya militant group in Beit Jin who were planning IED and rocket attacks into Israel.

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