Israeli jets hit 8 Iranian assets from Golan to Damascus. Five Iranian deaths reported.
19 November 2020
The IDF said that air strikes ranging across a line of Iranian and Syrian targets from the Golan to Damascus early Wednesday, November 18, responded to the bombs planted on Israeli Golan from Syria that were defused a day earlier.
The fighters struck Iranian Al Qods weapons depots, command posts, military posts and anti-air missile batteries.
The targets also included an Iranian military compound used by high officials, a Syrian army Division 7 command post and mobile surface-to-air missiles.
Syrian opposition sources reported at least 10 killed, including 5 members of Iran’s al Qods Force, three Syrian officers and air defence operators, two Iraqi or Lebanese troops and several seriously wounded.
The Syrian state SANA news agency earlier reported three military personnel dead. Syrian air defences were said to have intercepted the “Israeli aggression” in the south of the country and downed a number of missiles.
Israel rarely confirms its air strikes over Syria. The last such episode report occurred 58 days ago. However, the IDF spokesman this time issued a detailed statement early Wednesday.
He said that the bombs disarmed on the Israeli Golan on Tuesday were placed near the Syrian border fence some weeks ago by a local Syrian team acting under the orders of the Iranian al Qods command. The operation had been followed closely by Israeli patrols and reconnaissance drones.
“Iranian weapons continue to enter into Syria and Iranian forces continue to act on the Golan which is not acceptable,” he added.
Defence Minister Benny Gantz, who was inspecting the Northern Command on Tuesday, held Syria responsible for any aggression emanating from its territory.
“We have long been prepared for the possibility of terror attacks in the northern sector,” he said. “The IDF has the capabilities and the determination to respond severely to any incident both on the Lebanese and Syrian fronts.”
Iron Dome batteries are deployed to the northern borders and ground units are on elevated alert for any further escalation.
Netanyahu holds first phone conversation with Biden.
November 19, 2020
PM Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone to President-elect [which he is yet to be declared to be!] Arabist Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time since the November 3 election. President Reuven Rivlin also made a call.
Biden affirmed his deep commitment to the US-Israel relationship and agreed to meet with Netanyahu in the near future to discuss issues of mutual concern.
The conversation was described as “warm.” “I was happy to welcome you to Jerusalem as vice president, and I would be happy to welcome you here when you come to Jerusalem as President,” the prime minister said.
Biden wants to close the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, begin funding the PLO again, and bring about the Two State Solution.
Don Stewart’s BREAKING NEWS – 18 November 2020
No comments:
Post a Comment