By KUNA
Gaza : The Israeli Army announced here Thursday that it is monitoring closely the developments of the situation on the Israeli-Syrian borders.
The Israeli radio announced early today, according to sources in the army command, that it did not observe any changes in the military training program, and no military task force was called for service in Syria.
The same sources added that the Syrian army was put on alert, and continues arming and strengthening its forces, saying the Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak delayed a visit to Germany, originally planned for next week.
They explained that this visit is delayed until the Syrian side publishes the report on findings of the investigations into the assassination of Hezbullah leader Imad Mughneya in Damascus two months ago.
The Israeli Deputy Chief of Staff General Dan Harel announced to the radio that there is no reason for this extraordinary state of tension on the northern borders, saying that he believes neither side is looking for military confrontation.
General Harel added that if any party tries to mess with Israel, they have to realize that it is the strongest country in the region, and it will react very strongly.
The Deputy Chief of Staff’s statements, according to the radio, came as a response to news published today in (Al-Quds Al-Arabi) newspaper mentioning that Israel is mobilizing forces on the Syrian-Lebanese borders.