For most of the year, Israel had been attacking targets in Syria several times a week. After reports last month that Russia planned to take measures to curb the strikes, the number of strikes greatly decreased.
Indeed, the last Israeli strike on Syrian soil was almost a month ago (27 days). Tuesday, Syrian media reported Israeli strikes against the southern Quineitra Province. As usual, Israeli officials have so far refused comment.
Locals in that part of Syria reported hearing blasts, and there was video of a missile exploding in mid-air, potentially an interception. It is not clear what was exactly targeted, however, and what damage may have been caused.
Most Israeli strikes into Syria are aimed at Shi’ite militia targets, or warehouses the Israelis think might be storing weapons for Hezbollah or other such groups. Quineitra, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, is a bit different, and Israeli strikes there historically go after Syrian military posts.
There is no word what led to this latest strike, and we may not know the result for a day or two. The bigger question may be if Russia does anything in response.
Russia clearly wants to dial back the Israeli attacks on Syria, and the past month showed that they’ve been pretty successful. Today’s strikes may be a special case, or Israel may be looking to gauge Russia’s reaction, to see if the coast is clear to resume attacks.
The terrorist little nation may have more to worry about than Russia – if they targeted anything Hezbollah considers important.
On a side note, is it a pure coincidence the Apartheid state has come out of hibernation again just as the US is freeing up troops and money from Afghanistan? A crappy propaganda milblog I won’t link says “The IDF spokesperson told reporters that Israel had “no intention of going to war”, but that doesnt’ mean it has given up on having the US “whack” Iran.
Bombing other countries, killing scientists are acts of war. Who are they kidding?
Please note the propaganda-laced sentence: “Most Israeli strikes into Syria are aimed at Shi’ite militia targets, or….” The fact is, many Syrian soldiers and civilians have been killed via these attacks. This is what the MSM puts out as a smoke screen. It’s like reciting the phrase, “Iran backed militias.” If going this far, why not say, “Most Israeli strikes into Syria are aimed at ‘anti-ISIS/anti-Al Qaeda forces,’ or….” Which sentence would be more accurate?
This strike will be responded…!
I don’t believe the Israelis held off attacks for a month. They just did not get caught by the US media, which was otherwise preoccupied.