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| Israel warns Syria over Hezbollah attacks |
| 2010-04-20 |
| Israel has delivered a secret warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad that it will respond to missile attacks from Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese-based Islamist group, by launching immediate retaliation against Syria itself. In a message, sent earlier this month, Israel made it clear that it now regards Hezbollah as a division of the Syrian army and that reprisals against Syria will be fast and devastating. It follows the discovery by Israeli intelligence that Syria has recently supplied long-range ballistic missiles and advanced anti-aircraft systems to Hezbollah. “We'll return Syria to the Stone Age by crippling its power stations, ports, fuel storage and every bit of strategic infrastructure if Hezbollah dare to launch ballistic missiles against us,' said an Israeli minister, who who was speaking off-the-record, last week. The warning, which was conveyed to Damascus by a third party, was sent to reinforce an earlier signal by Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister. “If a war breaks out the Assad dynasty will lose its power and will cease to reign in Syria,' he said earlier this year. The Israeli decision to hold Syria directly responsible for Hezbollah's actions is believed to be the result of intelligence assessments that Beirut has lost control of the Shi'ite organisation, which has become an increasingly powerful force in Lebanon. Reports that Syria has supplied Hezbollah with Russian-made Scud ballistic missiles have alarmed Israeli ministers. The missiles have the potential to reach the entire country and could carry chemical warheads. New gas masks are being supplied to Israel's entire population, with an intensive television advertising campaign underway to stress their importance. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 ISRAEL FORUM > ASSAD IS MODERNIZING HIZBALLAH AS A DEFENSIVE SHIELD FOR DAMASCUS [defense of Assad Regime-Dynasty agz their own]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-04-20 22:02 |
| #3 "Cyber Sarge" a big cranky/snarky response from the UN should soon be expected... |
| Posted by: linker 2010-04-20 21:23 |
| #2 Bombing the infrastructure will not get their attention. Start on the only major port and some of those luxury homes on the med sea and you will see a swift change in policy and probably leadership. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-04-20 15:22 |
| #1 "We'll return Syria to the Stone Age That's a very short trip. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-04-20 11:02 |