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| Israel 'prepared' for conflict after Syria alleges IAF flyover |
| 2007-09-07 |
| Israel is "fully prepared" for the possibility of a conflict in the North, defense officials said late Thursday, after Syria alleged it had fired on a pre-dawn IAF flight over the coastal city of Latakia. The IDF officially refused to comment on reports from Syria that its air defenses fired on a formation of IAF warplanes that entered Syrian airspace from the Mediterranean. In addition, fears mounted that Hizbullah would use the escalating tensions along the Golan Heights as an excuse to initiate its own conflict with Israel. Despite these fears, troops and tanks were not massing in the North, and the top defense brass carried on with their regular schedules, attempting to broadcast an air of "business as usual." The IDF's Northern Command released a statement reassuring northern residents that there was "no cause for concern." Syrian Vice President Farouk Shara, speaking in Italy, said his country was not interested in being drawn into a war with Israel. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Come get some, bitch" |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-09-07 11:03 |