satellite imagery from planet labs and the european space agency shows that the israel defense forces (idf) has been conducting excavation activity near jubata al khashab, syria since mid-august. a large earthen berm, roughly 40 feet (12 meters) wide, is being dug. the trench now stretches almost five miles (eight kilometers). work on extending the trench even further is continuing, according to recent satellite imagery. in a planet labs image taken on november 5, an excavator and other vehicles can be seen working. the extensive engineering groundwork activities run along the so-called alpha line that separates syria and the israeli-occupied golan heights, undof said, adding that the construction began in july and includes the use of excavators and other earth-moving equipment with protection from armored vehicles and soldiers. main battle tanks of the idf were also occasionally present in the demilitarized zone, violating the 1974 agreement.   middleeast/un-israel-violation-gola n-heights-syria-intl/index.html
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