An Israeli soldier guards the border (IDF SPokesperson’s Office photograph) As Israel warily monitors events in neighboring Syria, reports have emerged of preparations for defending Israeli territory from the broadening anarchic violence there. Speaking from the Golan Heights on Sunday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz announced the deployment of a fresh division to the border, adding that Iran is principally to blame for the increased insecurity in the region as it is “giving out torches to pyromaniacs who are running wild in the region.” Meanwhile, reports have trickled out of Europe that the Lebanese Shi’ite terror militia Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy which is heavily engaged in the Syrian conflict, has stepped up its recruitment among Eastern European mercenaries.
