While Syrians celebrated the toppling of the Assad regime following a swift operation by rebel forces on Sunday, Israel moved in. The Israeli military launched half a dozen airstrikes on Syrian targets and parked tanks inside Syria’s borders, in violation of a 50-year ceasefire pact.
Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeted apparent missile and chemical weapons stockpiles. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the attacks were meant to keep those weapons from being used by “extremists.” And on Monday and Tuesday, Israel continued to strike dozens of other Syrian military targets — more than 350 — and claimed to have destroyed Syria’s navy. ….more
