Netanyahu Says Syria Raids 'Heavy Blow' to Iranian, Syrian Forces
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli air strikes in Syria the previous day were a "heavy blow" to Iranian and Syrian forces in the war-torn country.
"We inflicted on Saturday a heavy blow to Iranian and Syrian forces," Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting, referring to major Israeli air raids in Syria.
"We made clear to everyone that our rules of engagement will not change in any way. We will continue to harm anyone who tries to harm us. This was our policy and this will remain our policy."
Israel said its raids were against both Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria.
The raids came after an Israeli F16 fighter jet was shot down by Syrian air defenses. The pilots survived, but it was the first time Israel had lost a warplane in battle since 1982.
The strikes began with Israel shooting down what it described as an Iranian drone that had entered its airspace from Syria -- calling it an "attack."
Iran denied the allegations regarding the drone and said Syria had the right to defend itself against Israeli attacks.
11 February 2018, 14:20
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Heavy talk, not heavy blows. Israel can attack whenever they want.
Their weakness is their endurance, they do not have the stomach to face zionist deaths.
One IDF pilot succumbed to his wounds yesterday, now they all cry as if it was a holocaust.
They bomb a few areas and think they won. This is only the beginning, they can no longer freely interfere in the Syrian War.
11 February 2018, 14:43
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I am sure that you confuse sorrow and softness. Israel has lost a large number of soldiers over the years, but Israel is still there. And about "bom a few areas, and think they won": that sounds familiar. Kind of like a divine victory after an admitted mistake by their leader.LOL.
11 February 2018, 16:58
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Israel is not even a state. They haven't existed for a long time neither.
I watched the video of the F-16 going into flames.
It was beautiful.
You are weak.
11 February 2018, 14:22
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So to summerize you say that you will respond to any provocation from Israel. So to follow your logic I guess its only fair that Israel responded to the iranian provocation yesterday?
12 February 2018, 07:43
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May the day come when Iran is destroyed completely. They are the worst cancer on this planet.
