November 20, 2019 "
Information
Clearing House" -
On Wednesday morning, the Israeli Air Force
reported carrying out multiple attacks inside
Syrian territory, attacking dozens of military
targets allegedly containing 'Iranian' and
Syrian forces.
Israel's attacks against Syria are a violation
of its sovereignty and territorial integrity,
and only serve to escalate tensions in the
region, the Russian foreign ministry said in a
statement Wednesday.
"Recently, the intensity of Israeli rocket
and bomb attacks on Syrian territory have
increased sharply...This development evokes
the most serious concern and opposition in
Moscow. We consider it critically important
to respect the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and
other states in the region," the foreign
ministry said.
"In the meantime, Israel's actions only add
to tensions and strength the potential for
conflict around Syria, and run counter to
efforts to normalise the situation, achieve
stability in Syria, and see a political
settlement reached in this country," the
ministry added.
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Air Attacks
On Wednesday morning, Syrian media
reported that the country's air defences had
detected and destroyed multiple hostile missiles
approaching Damascus starting at around 1:30 am
local time. Approximately 20 blasts were
reported to have taken place in quick
succession. Later, social media footage showed
the operation of local air defences against
attacking missiles, as well as fires burning on
the ground, presumably of targets struck by
projectiles which had made it through.
Later, the Israeli military, which rarely admits
to carrying out attacks on Syrian territory,
released a
statement confirming the attack had taken place
and saying that the air force had targeted dozens of
military targets inside Syria, including alleged
"Iranian forces." The IDF claimed that the targets
included air-to-air missiles, warehouses, and other
facilities. The military added that the attacks
followed earlier rocket launches supposedly carried
out by Syrian forces from Syrian territory targeting
Israeli territory.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the attacks later Wednesday, tweeting that the late night strikes had targeted "Iranian Quds force and Syrian military targets" and were a response to "last night's rocket launches" against Israel. "I made it clear that whoever is hurting us - will be hurt," the prime minister said.
In recent years, Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks in Syria, and dozens more in Lebanon, Gaza, and Iraq against what it has said was an alleged Iranian presence. The Syrian government invited Iranian advisors and Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah into the country during the foreign-backed civil conflict in the country to assist in Damascus's fight against terrorism. Tel Aviv has argued that these forces could be used in an Iranian proxy war against Israel.
