A general view shows Israel's newly built border fence with Syria and Jordan, as seen from the Israeli side, in the Golan Heights May 2, 2013. Israel's military said on Tuesday it had called up hundreds of reservists for a drill in northern Israel where tensions are high with neighbours Syria and Lebanon, but a military spokesman said there was no change in the overall security situation. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally.
Magach tanks.. Interesting...
Golan Hieghts (Israel), 05/05/2013.- Israeli soldiers standing on top of tanks in the Golan Heights, Israel, near the Syrian town of Kan Arnaby, 05 May 2013. Israeli airstrikes on a military research centre near Damascus were a "declaration of war," Syria's deputy foreign minister said 05 May. Syria would retaliate against Israel in its own time and way, Faisal al-Mekdad told CNN, adding that the attack was proof that Israel had allied itself with rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
An Israeli Merkava tanks maneuver rolls during a drill in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on May 6, 2013. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed for restraint after Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus which prompted Syrian officials to warn 'missiles are ready' to retaliate.
sraeli soldiers stand on Merkava tanks deployed in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria, on May 6, 2013.