MESOP TODAYS SHORT CUTS
Israel to Stop Cross-Border Medical Treatment of Rebels
Israel will no longer allow wounded members of Jabhat al-Nusra into the country for treatment, and will provide medical care to civilians only at the border, according to an IDF officer who acknowledged that some al-Qaeda-linked fighters had “infiltrated” Israel’s humanitarian medical relief efforts. The shift is a response to accusations from Hezbollah that Israel is providing support to Syrian rebels. Israel’s medical treatment program has also been attacked by Druze residents in the Golan Heights in retaliation for Nusra attacks on Druze communities in Syria.