Israeli military says attacked two Syrian army targets

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Israeli military says attacked two Syrian army targets
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Israeli military says attacked two Syrian army targets

Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:57am GMT




JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel attacked Syrian army targets after errant fire from fighting in Syria's civil war struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the military said on Monday.
A spokeswoman said two targets belonging to the Syrian military were hit overnight after the fire damaged Israel's security fence on the Golan, territory captured from Syria in a 1967 war.
She gave no further details about the targets that were struck or the weapons Israel used to attack them.
Two months ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has launched dozens of strikes in Syria. Though formally neutral on the civil war, Israel has frequently pledged to prevent shipments of advanced weaponry to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, whose fighters have been allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The Israeli military has also responded in the past with shelling and air strikes to mortar bombs that have landed in the Golan during battles in the Syrian conflict.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Andrew)

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There have been many Israeli airstrikes on Assad-Iran and Hezbollah in Syria, however, it is Israeli military policy to never deny or confirm these airstrikes.

I think the reason for Israel now claiming direct responsibility is in response to Assad's revelation that the West is coordinating with the Assad regime-Iran-Hezbollah in Syria. Israel opposes this because that would mean the West is supporting Iranian ambitions in Syria. Israeli direct conflict with Assad, Iran, and Hezbollah would unravel Western developing ties with Iran. Israel defies Western policy more so than any other Middle Eastern nation. This was evident from the Iran nuclear talks.

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