Russia: Israel Has ‘Sharply’ Increased Strikes on Syria

• Russia: Israel Has ‘Sharply’ Increased Strikes on Syria
  by ANNA AHRONHEIM , https://www.jpost.com/
  Russia accused Israel of violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, as well as the airspace of Iraq and Jordan.
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  The intensity of Israeli airstrikes on Syria have “sharply” increased, adding tension and raising the potential for conflict in the war-torn country, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said following strikes by the Jewish state.
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  Russia accused Israel of violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and other states in the region, and stated that “Such developments are of the most serious concern and are rejected by Moscow.”
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  “Israeli actions add tension and increase the conflict potential of the situation around Syria, and are contrary to efforts to normalize the situation and achieve stability in Syria, including a political settlement in this country,” read the statement.
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  On Tuesday morning, Israeli jets struck over 20 Iranian and Syrian targets, including warehouses and command centers, in response to four rockets being fired towards Israel’s Golan Heights the previous morning.
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  According to Moscow, the jets fired 40 cruise missiles at targets, leading to the deaths of dozens of troops and civilians. The British-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights said that 23 people had been killed in the strikes, including 16 non-Syrians. A senior Israeli defense official acknowledged that there were wounded and a number of Iranian fatalities.
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  Israel has been carrying out a war-between-wars campaign since 2013, in an attempt to prevent Iran and its proxies, including Hezbollah, from obtaining advanced weapons to use against the Jewish state and from entrenching themselves in Syria. Thousands of strikes have been carried out over the years in Syria and, according to foreign reports, in neighboring Iraq.
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