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\cf3 \ul \ulc3 New York Times}})\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b BY JOHN O\'92CONNOR \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Israeli forces say they
have fired warning shots into Syria after a mortar round fired from Syrian territory
hit an Israeli post in the demilitarized area of the Golan Heights. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://news.sky.com/us/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Sky News has more}}.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93The Israeli defense force says it responded after one of its outposts in the Golan heights
was struck by a mortar shell. In a statement it said this sort of event will not be tolerated,
and will be responded to with severity in the future.\'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 It is the first time Israel has fired on Syrian forces since the
last Arab-Israeli War of 1973. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20288263"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 A correspondent for the BBC says}} it shows what was once Israel\'92s
quietest border has become increasingly tense as accidental overspill from the Syrian internal
conflict has hit Israeli positions in the Golan.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93But now Israel has warned the Syrians that if this continued it would fire back
and it does look like now for the first time since 1973 Israeli forces in the Golan have
fired into Syria.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/11/israel-fires-shots-into-syria-after-mortar-strike/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 CNN notes}} the Israeli military
filed a complaint through the United Nations peacekeepers operating in the area last week
after \'85\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93Syrian tanks entered the Golan Heights
demilitarized zone \'85 and fired into Syria; bullets fired at the tanks in response struck
an Israeli military vehicle in part of the Golan Heights that Israel claims as its own.\'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57548143/israel-fires-warning-shots-into-syrian-territory/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 CBS News reports}} Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is closely
monitoring the border with Syria because of the series of risks the region presents to
the Jewish state\'92s safety. \'a0\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93Israeli officials do not see Assad trying to intentionally draw Israel into the
fighting, but have raised the possibility of his targeting Israel in an act of desperation.
They also fear that Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons or other weapons could slip into the
hands of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group \'97 a close Syrian ally \'97 or reach other
militants if Assad loses power.\'94\'a0 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/11/israeli-troops-syria-violence-gaza"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 The Guardian reports}} down
south, four Palestinian civilians were killed in by Israeli forces in Gaza as violence continues
to escalate over the weekend.\'a0\ }