Israeli incursion in southern Syrian town rattles villagers

Tensions in southern Syria have escalated as Israeli forces occupy a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone. Residents of Abdin tried to resist a military incursion on Sunday. They blocked roads and threw stones at Israeli troops. In response, Israeli forces fired warnin…

ABDIN, Syria (AP) As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the militar…

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