1.   Scores of Syrians gathered on an adjacent hilltop across the border, dancing around photos of President Hafez Assad.

2.   Settlers have begun placing trailer homes on several hilltops adjacent to their settlements in order to stake a claim over areas still up for discussion.

3.   Settlers have begun placing trailer homes on several hilltops adjacent to their settlements to stake a claim over areas still up for discussion.

4.   The force, which descended from a base in the adjacent hilltop Beaufort Castle, set up a checkpoint and began erecting earth mounds and fortifications.