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Northern Command (Israel)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israel defense forces regional command responsible for the northern front with syria and lebanon”. Today it says “regional command in the israel defense forces”.
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Regional command of the Israel Defense Forces Military unit The Northern Command ( Hebrew : פִּקּוּד צָפוֹן , Pikud Tzafon , often abbreviated to Patzan ) is a regional command in the Israel Defense Forces . The command, whose main headquarters is in Safed , is responsible for all the units located between Hermon and Netanya . The mission of the Northern Command is to protect Israel 's northern borders with Syria and Lebanon .
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israel defense forces regional command responsible for the northern front with syria and lebanon
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regional command in the israel defense forces
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