While you were sleeping Israel hit targets in Syria

[88m3]

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Israel tight-lipped over air raid on Syrian site


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Israel has remained silent after Syria claimed that an Israeli air strike hit a military target near Damascus on Wednesday. Russia issued a stern warning to Israel while Hezbollah called the strike a “barbaric aggression”.
By FRANCE 24 (text)

Israel on Thursday was tight-lipped over Syrian claims it had bombed a military site near Damascus, while stressing that any transfer of advanced weaponry to Lebanon's Hezbollah would cross a red line.

The Syrian army said the strike, which took place early on Wednesday, had targeted a “scientific research centre” near Damascus, with local residents telling AFP it was a non-conventional weapons research centre.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, US officials told The New York Times that they had been notified of the strike by Israel, and believed the target was a convoy carrying anti-aircraft weaponry near Damascus that was intended for Hezbollah.

Russia, Hezbollah react

Meanwhile, Russia warned on Thursday that any Israeli air strike against Syria would be “unacceptable”, with the Russian foreign ministry noting that it was “deeply concerned” by the Syrian claims and was taking “urgent measures” to clarify the situation.

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“If this information is confirmed, then we are dealing with unprovoked strikes against targets located on the territory of a sovereign state, which brazenly infringes on the UN Charter and is unacceptable, no matter the motive used for its justification,” said a ministry statement.

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group also condemned Israel’s air raid, releasing a statement of “full solidarity with Syria’s command, army and people” and calling the strike a “barbaric aggression”.

Israel sees ‘red line’ crossed

Israel has frequently warned that if Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons fell into the hands of Hezbollah, it would be a casus belli.

But it has also raised the alarm over long-range Scud missiles or other advanced weaponry - such as anti-aircraft systems and surface-to-surface missiles - being transferred to the Lebanese militia.

The strike made headlines across the Israeli press on Thursday, with officials and commentators quick to stress that Israel would never allow the transfer of sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah, a close ally of both Syria and Iran.

“The best thing that Israel has been hoping for for a long time is that the West will take control of these weapons,” said Tzahi HaNegbi, an MP from the ruling Likud party, who is known as a close confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“But the world is not ready to take such a decision as it did in Libya or Iraq, so Israel finds itself facing a dilemma which we alone can resolve,” he told army radio, indicating that Israel was left with no choice but to take preventative action.

“Israel has always said that if sophisticated weapons coming from Iran, North Korea and Russia fell into the hands of Hezbollah, it would cross a red line,” he said.

“Israel cannot accept that advanced weapons fall into the hands of terrorist organisations,” he stressed.

Dan Harel, a former deputy chief-of-staff in the Israeli military, said that if Hezbollah or other militant groups got their hands on such weaponry, it would change the strategic balance of force in the region.

“We are not ready to accept that Hezbollah changes the balance of force,” he told army radio. “We have said it many times in the past. If Israel did do what is claimed, it was to maintain the military balance with Hezbollah,” he said.

(FRANCE 24 with wires)Israel tight-lipped over air raid on Syrian site - ISRAEL - SYRIA - FRANCE 24

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Did anyone die?

 

[Leasy]

Smh. I don't understand. They are itching for a conflict so bad.

 

[unit321]

What do you mean "you" were sleeping? I was flying one of the jets. Just had to keep the operation on the down low. I can't be typing on a web browser on the Coli and flying a super secret air raid in my F-16.

 

[Whatsgood86]

At least 2 died in the research facility bombing. Then they hit some convoys that had weapons on them or some shyt.

 

[emoney]

good strategy

Syria is in civil war and are not in position to bust back.

 

[88m3]

I want to see Anwar's wife being dragged through the streets

 

[Mr. Somebody]

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria and Iran have threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air raid near the capital Damascus.

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali says Damascus has “the option and the surprise to retaliate.” He said he cannot predict when the retaliation will be, saying it is up to relevant authorities to prepare for it.

In Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Thursday as saying the raid on Syria will have significant implications for the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to contain anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah. The Syrian military denied the existence of any such shipment and said a scientific research facility outside Damascus was hit.

 

[killacal]

Smh. I don't understand. They are itching for a conflict so bad.

:foh: Thats jews for you. Theyve been line stepping since the beginning of time. Every few hundred years they get their comeuppance

 

[unit321]

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria and Iran have threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air raid near the capital Damascus.

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali says Damascus has “the option and the surprise to retaliate.” He said he cannot predict when the retaliation will be, saying it is up to relevant authorities to prepare for it.

In Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Thursday as saying the raid on Syria will have significant implications for the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to contain anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah. The Syrian military denied the existence of any such shipment and said a scientific research facility outside Damascus was hit.

Aw man, just when I got my flight suit off.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Aw man, just when I got my flight suit off.

Good luck out there. Please dont kill anyone. Buildings dont have families.

 

[unit321]

Good luck out there. Please dont kill anyone. Buildings dont have families.

I've been targeting radar installations, ammo depots, transportation vehicles, and Burger King restaurants.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

I've been targeting radar installations, ammo depots, transportation vehicles, and Burger King restaurants.

Well i guess you're a demonic pilot then. Hopefully you are taken out of service for such malicious intent. Its so demonic, friend.

 

[rapbeats]

What do you mean "you" were sleeping? I was flying one of the jets. Just had to keep the operation on the down low. I can't be typing on a web browser on the Coli and flying a super secret air raid in my F-16.

why not? if you can text and drive...

 

[88m3]

why not? if you can text and drive...