General Says Israeli Forces Conducted Over 200 Airstrikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria

  • 9/6/2018
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Military sources in Tel Aviv confirmed in a Wednesday statement that the Israeli army carried out a total of 202 raids in the past year and a half on Syrian territory, averaging a raid every 60 hours. Military sources said that some 800 bombs and missiles were launched, mostly from fighter jets against targets in Syria, most of which were Iranian. At least 275 vehicles and 792 military supply convoys and warehouses for Iranian forces and Hezbollah fighters in Syria were demolished. The active Israeli targeting of Iran-affiliated outposts in Syria has helped mitigate the threatening Iranian presence in Syria, sources added. Iranian forces have retreated 80 kilometers from the northern border, cleared bases in Syria and stopped arms smuggling. A military spokesman stressed that Israel also played a role in defeating ISIS--saying that Israeli raids killed 1000 ISIS fighters. Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces had called for a secret meeting of Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee on Wednesday. He said that Israel is determined to continue operations in order to press for an Iranian full exit from Syria. He said that the Israeli army is ready to do whatever it takes to achieve its goal, even at the price of war. Eisenkot shared with the officials a document showing preparedness of the army both as a whole and individual branches and corps for war. In this document, the army addresses a number of issues that show differences with the government. For example, the Israeli army expressed opposition to halting US funding for UNRWA in the Gaza Strip without finding an alternative. The army does not view the sanctions against UNRWA as a positive step and believes that its collapse could lead to a deterioration of the situation. Clearly, the Israeli army is interested in allowing Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to have reasonable living conditions.

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