Israel is once again escalating against Syria and challenging the country’s new Islamist-led rulers, who are moving closer to the United States.
The first sign of escalation came on November 21, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Security Cabinet that Syria’s President Ahmed al-Shaara has been acting irrationally ever since returning from his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump a week earlier.
More escalation came on November 26 with a report from Israel’s Kan public broadcaster revealing that Defense Minister Israel Katz had warned the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of activities by the Yemeni Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Syria.
Kan also reported that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has been working to expand its military presence in the country.
All of this escalation materialized on November 28, when troops from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) came under attack while conducting an operation in the town of Beit Jinn in the governorate of Rif Dimashq in southern Syria to detain members of the al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group). Just like Ansar Allah and the PIJ, the group enjoys close ties with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
Six Israeli troops were wounded, including two seriously, as a result of the attack in Beit Jinn.
On the other side, IDF strikes killed at least 20 Syrian, including children. The strikes allowed the Israeli troops to withdraw with three detained suspects.
The very next day, Israel’s Channel 13 said that the IDF suspects that Syrian intelligence was involved in the attack and could respond by expanding operations, especially drone strikes, in southern Syria.
On December 1, Trump voiced his support for Syria, calling on Israel to “maintain a strong and true dialogue” with the country, and warning that “nothing takes place that will interfere with Syria’s evolution into a prosperous State.”
A day after the warning, the Syrian Ministry of Interior announced the seizure of a large shipment of landmines near the town of Yabroud in Rif Dimashq that was bound for Hezbollah. The seizure was likely an attempt to appease Israel.
The attempt failed, however, as on December 3 the IDF began conducting drone strikes in southern Syria. At least three strikes targeted Bat al-Ward hill and the road leading to it close to the town of Beit Jinn. No casualties were reported.
Syria clearly hopes that its evolving relations with the U.S. could deter Israel. However, recent developments shows that while Washington is willing to speak in support of Syria on this matter, it is not willing at all to actually pressure Israel.
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que maravilha, israel contra governo terrorista sírio. aliás não esqueçam, os soldados israelenses fugiram que nem crianças dos tiros dos militantes sírios, os covardões israelenses cagam e mijam nas calças quando ouvem qualquer tiro.
complete nonsense of course,
you should take a look at your own history of spanish imperialism in south america the slaughter of the aztecs and so on , the theft of trillions in gold by your catholic king for a start and stop projecting their crimes onto the scapegoats of their families collective construction because they hate democracy and love autocracy .
israel works very hard at destroying human civilisation by programmed indoctrination. the us wealth is bled dry by its corrupt leadership to service it. leading to more over extension and compiled debt.
some day americans will no be longer to supply this, it is destroying itself to supply the zealots. other nations will move in and easily build trade international trade relationships cutting ties with the rules based order financial system . very easy
its destroying itself, because it was destructive from the beginning. one example is that it was close to extinct the north american bison. killed by exactly the same motivation that drive the khazars occupying palestine, starve people to death.
fool learn the basics it was the virginia trading company owned by the british , a colony of the empire when all of that was happening. they were subjects of king george from the beginning which if you had gone to school you would have known since about age 8 history
absolutely ridiculous people living in america will be americans and its natural resources provide its wealth it’s not fiat . its real estate.
its of course because they have so excellent financier in “us” ! the greatest genocider of all times, only bet on the best of the best ! its very doubtful what civilisation really are. its not a virtual reality of trick movies, that much is sure.
britain is the greatest genocider on earth they completely genocided every tasmanian off the face of the earth. they hunted them as if animals
your days of slaughtering south americans and stealig looting and plundering them into poverty are over and just because you hide the history as totally as possible in fact proves your guilt more than anything else.
now you’re really inverting, judeo christianity created the world you’re living in that you’re trying to destroy . and it did it by maintaining that individuals are sovereign and that democracy is the method of resisting absolute power of autocratic rule which corrupts totally.
syria is now irrelevant. venezuela and russia won.
no the object of the game is beyond the scope of your comprehension. propagandas the limit of your willingness.
it’s actually very simple they hate republics . first they hated other rival empires so they’re gone . now democratic republics , russia and america are the target and also china . the three . they want to turn them against one another like gladiators in their colosseum . its that simple.
they infiltrate subvert manipulate their tactical strategicly very cunning, crafty and astute at concealment of themselves . they who say they aren’t what they are and always the same always the opposite. nothing is what it seems nothing .
russias disruptive behavior in hiding the global fascist, satanic coup in 9/11, and in mass murder in the hospitals, are executed in old cadavers walking egyptian style; kill the slaves, and put the nazis to negotiators. “nobody” instigated the coup 2014, “nobody” have terrorize humanity for hundreds of years. its the simple trick used by all magicians, do not look at the rabbit ! russia seems ruled by black magicians from hell.
ridiculous . totally nonsense from someone obviously without any basic even education of history fascism created your spanish current kingdom under the rule of fascist general franco
maybe no one told you or maybe you were under a spell . maybe you should exorcise more .
americunts are a stupified inferior species
the usual nazi rhetorical angle of the dangle totally transparent propaganda so tedious cliched and dishonest by omissions.
just like this piece of post master general anti british scapegoating and constant standover tactical posturing
” uk government caught manipulating the news with 90% …” you tube
always the same angle. always the same omissions
thou shall not get caught . it’s great they get to educate.
i require all my peasants to swallow hebrew jizz