(JTA) – The Israel Defense Forces announced that it has ended its operation providing humanitarian assistance to Syrians affected by the country’s long-running civil war. “Operation Good Neighbor,” which was launched in 2016, came to an end due to the return of the Syrian regime to southern Syria, according to the IDF. Rebel groups in the area fell during the summer to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Since 2013, over 4,900 civilians who were injured in Syria have received medical treatment in Israel, including 1,300 children.

According to the IDF, some 7,000 people were treated in the day clinic on the border, called Mazor Ladach, or relief for the suffering. Israel also provided the Syrian civilians with food (including baby food), clothing, diapers, medical equipment and medication, vehicles, generators, tents and personal hygiene kits.

CAP: An IDF soldier at the Mazor Ladach field clinic on the Golan Heights, where soldiers and foreign volunteers provided medical care to some 6,800 Syrians between August 2017 and August 2018. (Courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)