Be assured that the deaths caused at the borders with Lebanon and Syria today were as a result of provocation by the Lebanese and Syrian Governments who in breach of International Law allowed and actively encouraged their citizens to breach the border with Israel and in some cases caused the death of their own nationals by live fire from Syrian and Lebanese troops.
Israel television at the time of posting this blog has just broadcast live feed from Lebanese television in which the reporter is confirming that the Israelis are firing in the air but the Lebanese troops are firing at their own people.
Please remember this in the days that follow when we will hear all the usual blood libels against Israel. The biggest chutzpa is that of the Syrian government which is in the middle of a bloody war against its own people and is condemning Israel for having the temerity, in accordance with International Law, to protect its own territory from a mass and unlawful incursion by Syrian nationals.
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