Israeli soldiers patrol border with Syria (8 images)

Israeli IDF soldiers sit on their tanks parked along the border fence with Syria, in the northern Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on December 10, 2024. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI

Soldiers line up their vehicles after exiting from Syria. Israeli forces seized a buffer zone in the eastern part of Golan Heights, which is claimed by both countries, established in the agreement with Syria that was signed in May 1974 after the Yom Kippur War the previous fall. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI

An Israeli soldier performs his morning prayers. Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it had deployed troops in the buffer zone and in a number of areas that are "necessary to defend ... to ensure the security of the communities in the Golan Heights and the citizens of Israel." Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI

Soldiers embrace as they meet at the border fence. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI