Israel missile strike echoes far beyond Syria.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman have not concealed their vehement opposition to Tehran’s deepening military presence in Syria (Photo: FLASH 90)
Israel launched five missiles last Friday night against an Iranian military installation under construction just 14 kilometers south of Damascus destroying an arms depot and sending a clear message to regional players.
The base situated 50 miles from Israel’s Golan border was first revealed by the BBC on November 10. Syrian media reported that Israel used short-range Jericho-1 ballistic missiles to carry out the strike. According to the foreign press Israel has possessed the Jericho since the 1960s but has never admitted to using the ballistic missile in an operational capacity. The vamped-up Jericho-3 is reportedly capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
According to Syrian and Lebanese media reports one of the missiles struck the target while another was intercepted by a Russian surface-to-air defense system put in place to protect Russian troops in the area.
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