'IAF targeted Iranian weapons in Syria'
This is great. It's about time the politicos in Israel allowed its military to do its job.
Yaakov Katz and Jpost.com staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Sep. 11, 2007
FROM JPOST.COM:
'IAF targeted Iranian weapons in Syria'
Sep. 11, 2007
Israeli warplanes targeted weapons destined for Hizbullah in a strike last week in northeastern Syria, a US government official said Wednesday, even as Israel remained silent over the incident.
The official said the target in the strike last Thursday was a site where Israel believed Syria was storing weapons from Iran heading for the Lebanese terrorist group.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information involves intelligence gathering and because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Officials in Washington declined for several days to say whether they were aware of the strike, then on Tuesday confirmed they had intelligence indicating it had taken place.
Meanwhile, Syria's UN Ambassador, Bashar Ja'afari, denied the reports on Wednesday, claiming the Israeli jets escaped without hitting their target, Israel Radio reported.
Ja'afari also said Israel's silence over the alleged strike resulted from the fact it constituted a violation of international law.
On Tuesday, CNN reported that Israel Air Force jets that allegedly infiltrated Syrian airspace early last Thursday apparently bombed an Iranian arms shipment that was being transferred to Hizbullah, Tuesday.
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