Israeli troops approaching Syria

If I understand this story from CNN correctly, it looks as though the Israeli troops are approaching the Syrian border. That's getting a bit scary. Even if they have no immediate intent to invade Syria, being in this close proximity creates a danger of accidental exchanges that could lead to outright war with Syria. If that happened, we would almost certainly come in on Israel's side.

NORTHERN ISRAEL (CNN) -- The Israeli military engaged in fierce fighting Tuesday with Hezbollah forces just across the border with Lebanon, and the Lebanese Army reported Israeli aircraft struck targets near the Syrian border.

Israeli aircraft hit "several" targets near the northeastern Lebanese town of Baalbeck, the Lebanese army reported.

The army also reported heavy helicopter traffic east and west of the town. The Arab-language television network Al-Arabiya said it appeared the Israeli army was attempting to drop in soldiers.