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Israel News What Israel Air Strikes on Syria Reveal About Blueprint for Iran Attack
Israel’s punishing air strikes against Syria highlight the delicate dance about sharing information with the U.S. — a balance that provides a blueprint for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Following a pattern set in decades of military cooperation, Israel did not provide the U.S. with advance warning about its intention to launch two…
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Fast Forward Syria’s Assad Insists He Will Confront Israel
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday his country was able to confront Israeli aggression, Lebanese media reported, in the leader’s first comments since the Jewish state launched a series of air strikes on military sites in Damascus. “The recent Israeli aggressions expose the size of the complicity between the Israeli occupation, regional countries and…
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Opinion Israel Was Right Not To Return Golan Heights to Syria
Here’s the beginning of one newspaper article about Syria that you didn’t read this week: “Israel Weighs Golan Invasion.” “U.S. Warns It Not To Act.” “Israeli troops exchanged fire with Syrian rebels on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and Syrian army artillery fire killed two vacationing Israelis on a nearby beach, Israel’s Cabinet…
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Fast Forward Shells From Syria Land in Israeli-Occupied Golan
A mortar shell fired on Tuesday during fighting between Syrian forces and rebels landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israeli military sources said. It was unclear if the shell, which landed near an Israeli settlement and caused no injuries, was fired deliberately at territory held by Israel or was a stray, the sources said. The…
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Fast Forward Croatia To Quit UN Golan Force After Reports of Arms Shipments to Syrian Rebels
Croatia will pull its soldiers out of the U.N. peace force in the Golan Heights as a precautionary step, the government said on Thursday, after media reports that Croatian arms were being sent to Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad. The Croatian government denied the reports and said it had never sold or donated weapons…
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Opinion Syria Defense Belt Eyed To Defend Golan Heights
Israeli news media are citing a London Sunday Times report that claims Israel is considering establishing a security zone along its border with Syria to protect itself against attacks by jihadist forces following the expected fall of the Assad regime. The zone would extend 10 miles into Syria and would have two infantry brigades and…
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Fast Forward U.N. Sees Risk of Escalation in Golan
A U.S. and Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend a peacekeeping mission in a demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel warns that tensions between the neighbors could escalate as Syria’s civil war spills into the area. The draft resolution, which is due to be adopted by the 15-member council on Wednesday, expresses concern at…
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Fast Forward Israel Scores ‘Direct Hit’ on Syrian Mortars
Israel’s army fired tank shells into Syria on Monday and scored “direct hits” in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the Israeli military said in a statement. Israeli military sources said Syrian mobile artillery was directly hit in the incident. It was the second time in two days that…
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