{"id":113223,"date":"2026-05-14T08:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/113223\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:54:12","slug":"two-seriously-wounded-in-drone-attack-on-israels-north-near-lebanon-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/113223\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Seriously Wounded in Drone Attack on Israel&#8217;s North, Near Lebanon Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian visiting the Druze village of Rima in southwest Syria in a photo circulating online over the past week. Credit: Use under Section 27A of the Copyright Law\" alt=\"Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian visiting the Druze village of Rima in southwest Syria in a photo circulating online over the past week.\" width=\"574\" height=\"442\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/whatsapp-image-2026-05-14-at-10-06-04-am.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3 x1huxd7x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian visiting the Druze village of Rima in southwest Syria in a photo circulating online over the past week. Credit: Use under Section 27A of the Copyright Law\" alt=\"Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian visiting the Druze village of Rima in southwest Syria in a photo circulating online over the past week.\" width=\"574\" height=\"442\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/whatsapp-image-2026-05-14-at-10-06-04-am.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Close<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian visiting the Druze village of Rima in southwest Syria in a photo circulating online over the past week. Credit: Use under Section 27A of the Copyright Law<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian visiting the Druze village of Rima in southwest Syria in a photo circulating online over the past week. Credit: Use under Section 27A of the Copyright Law<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The Israeli military has increased its activity in Syria and expanded it beyond the country&#8217;s Quneitra province that borders the Golan Heights, the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">According to the newspaper, which is aligned with Hezbollah, the number of IDF bases in Syria has increased from six to 10, with Israel resuming construction in its &#8220;smart security wall&#8221; along the border. The outlet cited potential involvement of the IDF&#8217;s 96 &#8220;Gilead&#8221; Division, which controls the country&#8217;s eastern border from Eilat to the southern Golan Heights.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Photos circulating online in recent days claimed to show Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian \u2013 the IDF&#8217;s former chief of West Bank civilian affairs and Gaza aid \u2013 visiting the Druze stronghold of Sweida in southern Syria, roughly 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the Golan Heights. The photos showed Alian in the Druze village of Rima, near the Golan Heights.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">According to Al-Akhbar, Alian&#8217;s has previously visited Sweida, with his latest visit focusing on Israel planning to provide services to the Druze population, including work permits, ties with local schools and financial aid. Israel reportedly pays families in the Druze-held region a monthly $400 benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Close Maj. Gen. 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