Arab Israeli paraglides to Syria - in pictures

A military spokeswoman said the army was examining the possibility the man had entered Syria in order to join rebels. Atef Safadi / EPA

Israeli soldiers were stationed at the Israeli-Syrian border south of the Golan Heights during a search operation early on Sunday. Atef Safadi / EPA

An Israeli Army spokesman reported that a 23-year-old Israeli Arab from the village of Jaljulia paraglideded over the border into Syria in an apparent attempt to join the civil war. Atef Safadi / EPA

According to the Shin Bet internal security agency, some 45 Arab Israelis have joined jihadist forces in Syria, mainly entering through Turkey. Atef Safadi / EPA

A military spokeswoman said the army was examining the possibility the man had entered Syria in order to join rebels. Atef Safadi / EPA

An Arab Israeli has crossed into Syria using a paraglider with the apparent goal of joining rebel fighters there, the Israeli army said on Sunday. The army said the paraglider took off from the southern section of the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, adjacent to southern Syria.