UPDATES
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- Israel has confirmed the attack last night on an advanced weapons storage facility of Hezbollah.
- The rumors that Assad will declare war following the attack, keep coming. Fox video
- Israel deploys Iron Dome missile defenses in the north
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FIRST FOOTAGE OF SYRIA BOMB SITE
The Israeli PM Netanyahu has postponed his trip to China until the next meeting of the Cabinet. Here is the first footage of the facility in Damascus that was bombed by Israel in the early hours of this morning. It has now been confirmed as an arsenal, storing weapons for Hezbollah:
by Ya'akov
Israel’s military has deployed a rocket defense system to the north of the country following reported Israeli airstrikes in neighboring Syria targeting weapons believed to be destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants.” The retaliation for Israel’s attack on Assad will not be long in coming. The only question is how heavy it will be. (...)
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The Middle East may be entering an extraordinarily risky period. The stakes are no longer ratings on TV shows or popularity with the Base. This is about avoiding a disaster. It is now about preventing a real catastrophe. Let’s hope that Washington in its collective wisdom still knows how to recognize when it’s in a hole and stop digging. Read the round up and analysis by Richard Fernandez on PJM
BREAKING: ISRAELI RESERVISTS CALLED UP AFTER SYRIA DECLARES WAR ON ISRAEL, REPORTS OF SYRIAN AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF NOW
— #Resistance (@BadKidRebeling) May 5, 2013
#BREAKING: American official confirms the Israeli attack on a "Syrian research site north of #Damascus - NBC #Syria #Israel
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) May 5, 2013
The IDF is not confirming any reports, one way or another. Intel is war fare. We keep on guessing...
NEW: Israeli Military to @reuters: "We don't respond to this kind of report" when asked if Israel bombed Syrian military research center
— NewsBreaker(@NewsBreaker) May 5, 2013
Supposedly this fast anti air artillery downed an #israel-i plane. #Syria twitter.com/syriancommando…AL JAZEERA: Activists and residents in Damascus have reported large explosions originating from Qasioun Mountain, a strategic military position for the forces of Bashar al-Assad. Sources have told Al Jazeera that an Israeli jet broke the sound barrier and hit several military posts. Al Jazeera cannot independently verify the contents..
— ✩ Syrian Commando ✩ (@syriancommando) May 5, 2013
YNET: Alleged Israeli attack on Syrian military base wakes local residents, baffles world and pushes rebels to take credit for 'mortar attack' as details remain unclear..The force of the dawn attack on a Syrian military site outside Damascus on Wednesday shook the ground, waking nearby residents from their slumber with up to a dozen blasts, two sources in the area said..Details of the strike remain sketchy and, in parts, contradictory. Syria said Israeli warplanes, flying low to avoid detection by radar, crossed into its airspace from Lebanon and struck the Jamraya military research center.YNET: Fighting erupted in Damascus on Sunday near a complex linked to Syria's chemical weapons program, on the third day of an offensive by President Bashar Assad's forces aimed at driving rebels from main sectors of the capital, activists said.Has Obama taken #Israel off the leash? #Tcot #liberty #teaparty #twisters #bho #sgp #p2 ktvz.com/news/Syrian-TV…
— libertyrant (@libertyrant) May 5, 2013
Jan 30 report: Bashar's brother runs chemical weapons research site, possibly on today's Israeli target list. #Syria washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-par…
— libertyrant (@libertyrant) May 5, 2013Syria says Damascus targeted by fresh Israeli strike dlvr.it/3KbJfh
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) May 5, 2013
Explosions shake Damascus, Syria; state television says Israel attacked a military research center reut.rs/10ziSm5
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 5, 2013
In coordination with a major military exercise at Israel's northern border Israeli jets today have targeted a number of positions in Syria (more).Israeli jets have also been spotted over de Bekaa Valley in Lebanon and close to Beirut, where concentrations of Hezbollah are located.Also ground troop movements have been reported from Israel in the direction of Lebanon.Israel has confirmed only one air strike so far: on a convoy of rockets to Hezbollah territory.According to Israeli intelligence sources Israeli troops have crossed the border with Lebanon about 5 to 7 kilometers and have reached the Shebaa farms. They have taken up positions across some thirty Shiite villages in Syria, that are guarded since this week by 6-8,000 Iranian troops of the Basij militia and Hezbollah terror groups.According to the US, Israel has also hit a chemical weapons depot near Damascus. On April 29 Israeli jets have been spotted over the Syrian capital.It is expected that Israel will step up military operations in Lebanon and Syria next week.It will probably not take long before Syria, Iran and Hezbollah will stop all pretense and retaliate.
