Israel is not interested in escalating the situation in Syria, and airstrikes on the territory of this country are of defensive nature, spokesman for the Israeli army Jonathan Conricus said.
"Syrians and Iranians, from our point of view, are playing with fire. Syrians — when they allow the Iranians to attack Israel from their territory. We are full of determination, ready and able to make everyone who tries to attack us pay the high price," the spokesperson stressed.
Comenting on the wave of IDF's strikes on numerous Syrian and Iranian military targets in Syria, Conricus said that "these were defensive actions, provoked by an act of aggression from Iran."
"We are defending our sovereignty, airspace and civilians… Our interest is to give Israeli citizens an opportunity to enjoy the weekend without further escalation," he added.
The IDF spokesman also noted that the incident, from the Israeli point of view, was not over yet.
[sputniknews.com]
10/2/18
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Syrian state news agency SANA has said that Syrian air defences responded to a "new Israeli aggression".
ReplyDeleteIt comes after the Israeli military said that an F-16 jet crashed in northern Israel during a mission to strike an Iranian drone installation that launched a drone into Israeli-held territory.
The pilots of the crashed jet were reported alive, though one was severely wounded.
In a statement, the military said that it attacked 12 Syrian and Iranian targets in what it described as "large-scale" raids following an exchange of fire earlier in the day.
"A few minutes ago, (Israeli aircraft)... targeted the Syrian Aerial Defence System and Iranian targets in Syria," the statement said.
"Twelve targets, including three aerial defence batteries and four Iranian targets that are part of Iran's military establishment in Syria were attacked."
It added that "during the attack, anti-aircraft missiles were fired towards Israel, triggering alarms that were heard in northern Israel."
RTE
Israël a prévenu samedi que l'Iran et la Syrie jouaient "avec le feu", alors que lui-même ne cherche pas l'escalade mais se tient prêt à toutes les éventualités après un brutal accès de tensions chez le voisin syrien.
ReplyDelete"Nous ne cherchons pas l'escalade, mais nous sommes prêts à différents scénarios", et "à faire payer cher" de tels actes, a indiqué le porte-parole de l'armée.
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10/2/18
During the past few years, Israel has frequently attacked targets in Syria in what is considered as an attempt to prop up remnants of terrorists that have been suffering heavy defeats in their fight against Syrian government forces.
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