Paratroopers joined up with brigades already stationed in the area to establish secure perimeters within the buffer zones bordering Syria.
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The 474 Brigade began operating on the border to provide additional security to residents of the Golan Heights and State of Israel as a whole.
Jerusalem Post reporter Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Golan Heights, near the abandoned Syrian town of Quneitra, where a lone regime flag still stood.
Earlier, the military noted that it had decided to reinforce troops for defense purposes throughout the Golan Heights region bordering Syria.
Syrian rebels have reached Damascus, meaning the spillover risks into the Golan have grown.
"The key focuses are, first, monitoring Iranian involvement and interests, which is our top priority," IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi said.
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