Israeli forces continued their attacks on the Syrian military for a second day, confirming attacks on two more army posts and claiming a single mortar shell fired by an unknown faction, which strayed into the Israeli-occupied Golan, as the pretext for the continued strikes.
This follows attacks Sunday on several more military posts around Quneitra, which similarly the Israeli military justified on claims of a rocket that strayed across the border and did no damage. In that case too, officials conceded they didn’t know who fired the rocket, which likely was fired during fighting in southern Syria and just happened across the border.
Israeli military spokesmen claim that they consider the Syrian government responsible for everything that goes on in their war-torn country, and that attacking them is legitimate even if it’s for something they had no part in doing. This is largely the way Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have worked the last few years as well, attacking Hamas for rocket fire they concede Hamas is trying to prevent.
Syria is estimated to control only about 10% of the border with Israel at this point, with a coalition of Islamists dominated by al-Qaeda holding most of it. The al-Qaeda takeover put pressure on UN observers in the area, with al-Qaeda repeatedly targeting them. Israel has confirmed admitting al-Qaeda fighters into northern Israel for medical treatment and sending them back to Syria to continue fighting.
There is nothing more enjoyable to military than using live subjects during live fire practices, especially when the subjects are not concidered anywheres as equally human as your kind are
There is no more evonomic collateral cost to usr live subjects.who are but collatetal damage.
Must be the sh**’s to be an Arab in Syria you cannot even turn to fellow Arabs for they live in fear you may be in the employ of those who just illed the wedding party guest en masse; or you, because of your religious sect, are deemed less human than their sects members.
I cannot see why so many people are running towards places that have all gained economicly by the massive killings in ME, unles ……….s¿
For Israel paranoid regime, as long as Syrian army is not wining the war against ISIS and those that Israel supporting is good thing. As long as the ISIS and those terrorists that Israel supporting are able to hold their positions is a good thing. Israel and Turkish Erdogan regime have one thing in common and that is: they both supporting their kind of terrorism in the region, otherwise they are the very same system working with Saudis-Wahhabis on condition of anonymity.
Headline should be:
"Israel provides air support for ISIS"
Since the creation of the Islamic State and for going on two years, always have they, Israel and Saudi Arabia worked in harmony with Empire USA to establish dominance over the Middle-East. A four party dictatorship that is most deadly and absolute.
Convenient for al Qaeda. Fire one mortar shell, and they get the IAF to attack their enemy.
It could get exciting if the Syrians decide to turn on air defense and the Rooskies get involved. I sure hope Obama is yanking the Israeli chain once in a while to keep them in line. It was just this kind of provocation that nearly fried the world during the Cuban Missile Crisis.