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TEL AVIV – With a complex logistical operation, Israel yesterday helped 800 Syrian "white helmets" (members of the civil defense) and their families to leave Syrian territory, where their security was at risk, and reach Jordan from where they will continue to some countries that will give them asylum. Syrian citizens crossed the Kuneitra Pbad and thus entered the Golan Heights from where the Israeli army accompanied them to the border with Jordan.
The operation, said a spokesman for the Israeli army, was held at the request of the United States and some European countries. "These civilians – he added – were evacuated from the combat zones in southern Syria because they were exposed to an immediate threat of death." The spokesman said that it was an "exceptional" humanitarian gesture: Israel will not allow other Syrian or Syrian displaced refugees to enter its territory . "Israel continues to maintain a policy of non-intervention regarding the conflict in Syria," said the spokesperson
. According to military radio, Syrian "white helmets" operate in rebel-controlled areas and specialize in areas bombed by Bashar Assad's army and Russian aviation. With the advance of the Syrian army in southern Syria, the transmitter added, their lives are now in danger.
