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<div id="divNewsDatetime">PressTV &#8211; Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:57PM GMT</div>
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<div id="divImageDesc">Israeli soldiers (file photo)</div>
<div id="divLead"><strong>Israeli military forces are getting ready for a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">possible military engagement</span> with Syria if the UN votes for an independent Palestinian state in September, a report says. </strong></div>
<p>The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says such vote might lead to tensions with Syria, provoking the Palestinians living in Syria to storm into the occupied Golan Heights, <em>Haaretz</em> reported.</p>
<p>It warned if the Syrian army supported such an attempt, Israel would take the necessary action which would lead to a military confrontation.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Israeli military has started to train its officers to deal with expected mass civilian disturbances.</p>
<p>Tel Aviv also plans to deploy senior officers, battalion and brigade commanders at possible confrontation zones in the West Bank, as well as along the Gaza, Syrian and Lebanese borders.</p>
<p>Palestinians will attempt to obtain recognition of a sovereign state when the UN General Assembly meets in September. The United States and the Tel Aviv regime remain opposed to the move.</p>
<p>Membership at the United Nations requires a recommendation from the UN Security Council and the approval of two-thirds of the General Assembly, equal to 128 countries.</p>
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