Medhat al-Saleh was\u00a0gunned down in Ain al-Tinah<\/a>, a Syrian village that overlooks Majdal Shams, a town on the Israeli side of the Golan. Al-Saleh was a Syrian Druze who was born on the Israeli side of the border.<\/p>\n After being\u00a0jailed multiple times by Israeli authorities, including a 12-year sentence<\/strong>, al-Saleh moved to Syria and was elected to parliament in 1998.<\/p>\n After leaving parliament, al-Saleh was appointed as a government advisor for the Golan Heights.\u00a0According to\u00a0SANA<\/a>, al-Saleh was the head of Syrian Golan Affairs and was killed Saturday “when the Israeli enemy targeted him.”<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s military has not commented on the matter, but that is usually the case when it comes to Israeli operations inside Syria. Israel is constantly bombing Syria, and Israeli officials rarely acknowledge the strikes.<\/p>\n Israeli media portrayed al-Saleh as being linked to Iran, but people who knew him are disputing the claim.<\/strong>\u00a0According to\u00a0The Associated Press<\/em>, Samih Ayoub, a resident on the Israeli side of the Golan, said al-Saleh had “no connection”\u00a0to Iran or any militia groups.\u00a0“He\u2019s just a quiet man who works in an office. They killed him next to his house,”<\/strong>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/israelglnfort.png?itok=EL_SzFNW\")