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Syria sought to undermine Israel’s vital water supply by attempting to divert the Jordan River’s headwaters within its territory. When Israeli patrols operated near Kibbutz Dan to protect water sources, Syrian forces opened fire, leading to repeated confrontations. These clashes escalated to artillery, tank fire, and ultimately Israeli air strikes. Syria’s aggressive actions over water resources significantly increased tensions and compelled Israel to defend its critical water infrastructure.<ref>{{harv|Morris|1999|p=303}}; {{harv|Shlaim|2014|p=243}}</ref> | Syria sought to undermine Israel’s vital water supply by attempting to divert the Jordan River’s headwaters within its territory. When Israeli patrols operated near Kibbutz Dan to protect water sources, Syrian forces opened fire, leading to repeated confrontations. These clashes escalated to artillery, tank fire, and ultimately Israeli air strikes. Syria’s aggressive actions over water resources significantly increased tensions and compelled Israel to defend its critical water infrastructure.<ref>{{harv|Morris|1999|p=303}}; {{harv|Shlaim|2014|p=243}}</ref> | ||
=== Support for Palestinian Guerrilla Activities === | |||
The radical Ba'athist regime openly advocated a "war of liberation" and actively supported Palestinian guerrilla activities and raids into Israel.<ref>{{harv|Shlaim|2014|p=243}}</ref> Syrian leaders, including Dr. Nureddin al-Atassi, Syria’s figurehead president, Syria’s minister of defense, Hafez al Asad, and minister of propaganda, Mouhamed al Zuebi, publicly committed to a "popular war of liberation" to "destroy the Zionist entity" and expel the "Zionist invader".<ref>{{harv|Oren|2017|p=27–28}}; {{harv|Gat|2003|p=182}}</ref> The Syrian regime openly supported Fatah and other fedayeen groups, providing bases, training, and weapons.<ref>{{harv|Morris|1999|p=303}}</ref> | |||
The Syrian government publicly embraced and encouraged "sabotage operations and acts of terrorism, including the sowing of mines," declaring them "legitimate activities" and asserting it had "no intention of doing anything to stop them". On the contrary, Syria vowed to "encourage and promote all such action".<ref>{{harv|Gat|2003|p=155}}</ref> Syrian Prime Minister Yusuf Zuyin explicitly stated that Syria was "not the guardian of Israel's security" and would "do nothing to prevent the Palestinian Liberation Movement from carrying out its activities". Moreover, Zuyin warned, if Israel dared to take any action in response, Syria would turn the region into a battlefield.<ref>{{harv|Gat|2003|p=155}}</ref> | |||
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