Israel attacks targets in Syria

Israel has attacked in the night to Monday Iranian targets in Syria. "We have begun aims to attack the Iranian Al-Quds brigades," said a military spokesman. The Al-Quds brigades, the elite unit of the Iranian revolutionary guards.

"We warn the Syrian military before the trial, Israeli armed forces or Israeli state to cause damage to the area," said the army also via Twitter. It is also the air defence system had been attacked. It is unusual that the Israeli armed forces to take attacks in Syria. So far, air strikes have been announced as yet, never in advance, and with a warning.

In Syria were confirmed "severe attacks". In Syrian media, a military expert was quoted as saying that Israel "had led an intense attack by several waves-controlled missiles", but the Syrian air defenses have destroyed most of them. Dozens of ground-to-air missiles were fired. For reports about victims, it was up to the early hours of the morning, no confirmation (see Infobox).

bombing around Damascus

The Israeli army is approximately ten targets bombed, including a warehouse at the international airport of Damascus, the headquarters of the Iranian secret service people and a training camp in the South of the country. According to information from Syria, positions of the Lebanese Hizbullah were attacked.

in addition to Damascus will also be in Al-Kiswah, Jamraya, and in Suweida in the South, Israeli attacks have been exported. Military bases in al-Kiswah, which can be used according to the assessment by Israel of Iranian units have already been bombed previously by Israel. In Jamraya, a research facility and a military is supposed to be the base.

On Sunday had reported the Israeli army, a rocket was intercepted in the Golan heights. This shows that Syria and its protective power of Russia are no longer willing to tolerate in the past years of Israeli attacks, mainly on Iranian positions. Because previously, Israel has been fired, according to the Syrian information on Sunday Morning five rockets in one of the rare attacks in the light of day.

"a thousand and one goals" already

Last week, the office divorced chief of staff of the Israeli army, Gadi Eisenkot had been attacked, that in the past few years, "thousands of targets" had been attacked in Syria. Only in a few cases, Israel has taken responsibility for it. Military experts, however, have warned that using retaliation and a force to be reckoned, if the citizen abates the war and the President Bashar al-Assad will return to full Power. The Syria conflict is seen as the first test case for the new General staff chief Aviv Kochavi, the last Tuesday has been introduced in Israel in his office.

Israel is also the election campaign and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday during his trip to Chad, a hard-line approach against Iran in Syria. According to the military spokesperson, the recent attacks are a proof that wants to spread Iran in Syria. "The IDF will continue to operate with determination and resolve against the spread of Iran in Syria."

The ski resort on mount Hermon in the Israeli-annexed Golan heights is a shock, today, Monday, "stay out of security reasons," closed – apparently out of fear of retaliation. It is circulating a Video that shows children in the ski area and in the Background traces of the activated missile defense system "Iron Dome" (iron dome). Further measures for the citizens in the North of Israel have not been announced. (Editorial Tamedia)

Created: 21.01.2019, 08:34 PM