Analysis: Israel Prepares For The Worst As Militants Eye Syria's Chemical Weapons -- NBC
TEL AVIV – About 2,000 Israeli army reservists were woken in the middle of the night this week and instructed by recorded announcement to report immediately to the northern border with Syria. They raced there, armed for war, only to discover it was a drill – Israel's largest in the north for years.
Every day, Israeli military leaders say, is a day in which peace could turn to war, especially in the north. Israeli army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz warned last month that Israel's border with Syria, its most stable border since the two countries signed their disengagement agreement 40 years ago, could explode at any moment.
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Update #1: Israel increasingly worried about Syria -- Al Jazeera
Update #2: Former IDF Chief: Syria chemical weapons must be met with response -- Hezbollah
Update #3: Israel wary about possibility of U.S. arming Syrian rebels -- CNN
My Comment: Israel has reasons to be concerned .... so they are preparing for the worst while hoping for the best.
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