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Israel Says It ‘Will Not Stop’ Attacking Iran in Syria, Escalates Military Campaign

by mosesman

https://www.threeworldwars.com/albert-pike2.htm

  • Israel Says It ‘Will Not Stop’ Attacking Iran in Syria, Escalates Military Campaign
    by , https://www.newsweek.com/
    The head of Israel’s military appears to have acknowledged the country’s involvement in recent strikes in Syria, warning a semi-secret campaign against Iran has escalated.
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    In a statement carried by a number of Israeli media outlets Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett stopped short of directly acknowledging his forces were behind airstrikes Monday near Damascus but stated that Israel has “moved from blocking Iran’s entrenchment in Syria to forcing it out of there, and we will not stop.”
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    “We will not allow more strategic threats to grow just across our borders without taking action,” he added, as translated by the Times of Israel. “We will continue to take the fight to the enemy’s territory.”
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    Bennett had hinted at new Israeli actions on Sunday, telling listeners of the 103FM radio station to stay tuned for reports of Israel intensifying its anti-Iran efforts in Syria.
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    The official Syrian Arab News Agency reported that Monday that Israeli strikes killed three civilians in the Al-Adliya and Al-Hujaira, citing Quneitra Governor Hammam Dibbiyat. The United Kingdom-based, opposition-tied Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported on three civilian casualties in these same southern capital countryside areas, but could not determine whether they were the result of Israeli actions or shrapnel from Syrian anti-aircraft fire.
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    The monitor also said four individuals loyal to Iran and its allied Lebanese militia Hezbollah had been killed outside Damascus between Al-Kiswah and Sahnaya.
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