Update:
Israeli warplanes bomb Syrian forces while Al-Qaeda blitzes their
positions
BEIRUT,
LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Minutes ago, Israeli warplanes targeted the
Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the Golan Heights, inflicting
heavy damage on the government defenses near Ba’ath City.
According
to a military source in the Golan Heights, the Israeli Air Force
destroyed one tank and one shilka after claiming the Syrian military
fired a mortar shell into the occupied areas.
The
source told Al-Masdar that the Syrian military did not fire any
mortar shells or rockets towards the occupied areas of the Golan
Heights, adding that it is an excuse the Israeli forces constantly
use to justify their attacks.
Following
the bombing, the Al-Qaeda linked “Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham”
militants stormed the Syrian Army’s positions, where they are
currently engaged in a fierce battle to take control of this region.
Israel Retaliates for Spill Over From Syria
Israel
Retaliates for spill over fire from Syria targeting the source as
well as two Syrian Tanks. Russia is being pushed into a conflict that
seems to be no way out.
Links:
Israeli
warplanes target 2 Syrian tanks over spillover cross-border fire
RT,
24
June, 2017
The
Israeli Defense Force has attacked two Syrian army tanks after a
dozen spillover projectiles landed in the Israel-controlled part of
the Golan Heights from Syrian territory.
The
Israeli military said several projectiles fired from Syria “hit an
open area” in the northern Golan Heights. No injuries were
reported.
Calling
the incident an “unacceptable violation of Israeli sovereignty,”
IDF aircraft targeted the “origin of launches and two Syrian
tanks”.
The
Israeli army instructed farmers and civilians near the Quneitra
border crossing into Syria to avoid open fields, the Jerusalem Post
reports.
An
IDF spokesperson told the news outlet that Israel’s retaliation
came less than an hour after the spillover fire.
The
IDF reportedly stressed that it views Damascus as “ultimately
responsible for what is happening in its territory.”
Syrian
government forces said the Israeli warplanes, in fact, targeted a
parking lot and a residential building in the suburbs of al-Baath
city in the Quneitra Governorate. They added that the Israeli
airstrike resulted in civilian casualties and material damage, as
reported by the SANA news agency.
No
Syrian military targets were hit by the Israelis, SANA added, citing
military sources.
Israel
rigorously guards the western part of the Golan Heights, which it
captured from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War. It has also been
regularly violating Syria’s sovereignty during the country’s
six-year-long conflict. The IDF has conducted several night air raids
on Syrian targets that it claimed were weapons systems being shipped
to Lebanon by the militant Hezbollah group, which supports Damascus.
The
latest high-profile incident occurred in March, when Syrian air
defense fired missiles at Israeli jets returning from an airstrike on
a target near Palmyra. One of the Syrian missiles was shot down by an
Israeli SAM missile over Israeli territory.
The
first recorded combat engagement of the Arrow air defense system
prompted the IDF to officially confirm its role in the attack.
Usually Israel neither denies nor confirms involvement in airstrikes
in Syria.
Following
the incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his
country will continue to attack targets in Syria as it sees
necessary.
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