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IDF tanks hit Syrian army buildings built to violate disengagement deal

 
 The new Israeli "Barak" tank. (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY, IDF)
The new Israeli "Barak" tank.
(photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY, IDF)

The IDF stressed that the buildings were built in violation of the disengagement agreement.

Israel Defense Forces tanks struck two temporary Syrian military structures that it said were built in an area between Israel and Syria in violation of a 1974 Agreement on Disengagement, the IDF Spokesperson said on Thursday.

The IDF said that the strike came after a second structure was identified by surveillance teams in the Golan Heights on Wednesday.

Smoke and flames rise over the Syrian border town of Kobani after an airstrike, October 20, 2014 (photo credit: REUTERS)
Smoke and flames rise over the Syrian border town of Kobani after an airstrike, October 20, 2014 (photo credit: REUTERS)

'Syrian regime responsible'

"The IDF considers the Syrian regime responsible for everything that happens in its territory and will not allow attempts to violate the Agreement on Disengagement," said the IDF.

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The 1974 agreement established a ceasefire between Israel and Syria a separation zone between the two countries. The areas between the Israeli Line A and Syrian Line B no military forces are permitted to operate. The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was tasked to maintain the cease-fire's observation.

The tank strike comes a week after a series of reported airstrikes in Syria. A military research facility and airbase near Hama and Tartous air defenses were reportedly hit last Wednesday according to Syrian media and the Alma Research and Education Center. The Syrian state news agency SANA reported two soldiers killed in the alleged Tartous strike.

 Tzvi Joffre contributed to this report.

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