Israel sends more jets to Syrian border

Israel has increased the number of times it sends fighter jets to the Syrian border, 'in preparation' for a possible confrontation.

As the Israeli military has been put on high alert along the northern border, a senior war ministry official revealed that the air force has slightly increased the number of times it dispatches jets to the northern border, with planes being sent almost every day.

"It's not a significant increase, but whenever there is a tense period, there is an increase," the official told The Jerusalem Post. Intelligence officials, however, attributed Syrian military movements near the border more to nervousness than the likelihood of conflict.

Officials said Thursday that Israeli forces would be kept on high alert along the border due to an increase in cross-border tension.

The London-based daily Al-Quds al-Arabi had earlier reported that Syria had massed its troops and tanks along the Lebanese border and recruited reserve forces in preparation for a possible Israeli attack.

Syria, however, denied the allegation, saying despite indications that Israel is preparing a military assault against Syria, Damascus "is not massing forces [along the border]". Press TV