Islamic State threatens to seize Israel-Syria border - Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom Staff and AP

by Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom Staff and AP

Islamic State fighters advancing in southern Syria, now located within several dozen kilometers of border with Israel in Golan Heights • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah: Millions of Israelis will be displaced if a new Israel-Hezbollah war breaks out.

Islamic State fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria [Archive] | Photo credit: AP

Islamic State fighters are advancing in southern Syria and are now located within several dozen kilometers of the border with Israel in the Golan Heights.

"Within a few days, we will conquer the Syrian border with Israel," an Islamic State member threatened over the weekend.

Meanwhile, in a speech broadcast on Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station on Friday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah denied Arab media reports that Hezbollah has suffered heavy losses in recent fighting in Syria, where the Lebanese terrorist group is fighting on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

Nasrallah also used the opportunity to threaten Israel, saying "millions" of Israelis would be displaced and turned into "refugees" if a new war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah.

Referring to the Homefront Command drill held in Israel last week, Nasrallah said, "In Israel, they are aware of Hezbollah's power, and recently they conducted exercises that showed their concern about Hezbollah's ability to strike their homefront strongly and defeat them."

Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom Staff and AP

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=25993

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