The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have continued attacks on targets in Syria even after the downing of the Russian Il-20 military plane on September 17, Reuters reported on October 29 citing “a senior Israeli official”.
“The IDF have attacked in Syria, including after the downing of the Russian plane. Military coordination with the Russians continues as before,” Reuters quoted “the senior official, who could not be named” as saying. No further details were provided.
This report gained wide attention in mainstream media outlets, including Israeli ones, which even developed the story further. According to Israeli media, IDF warplanes carried out a strike on an Iranian weapons shipment to Hezbollah after the S-300 air defense system delivery to the Syrian military, which took place on October 1. Israeli sources went even further claiming that there were multiple airstrikes, which were mysteriously ignored not only by the IDF official media wing, but also by Israeli and Syrian media outlets and activists.
While these reports seem fascinating for supporters of Israeli actions in Syria, the problem is that no evidence exists to confirm such claims. Syrian military and local sources describe the Israeli claims as an example of fake news designed to save the face of the IDF.
It is interesting to note that the comment of the “anonymous source” to Reuters came less than an hour after the Russian news agency Sputnik had released a short interview with former Israeli deputy chief of staff and ex-head of the National Security Council Gen. Uzi Dayan. The general said that the Israeli Air Force would feel no difference even if Syria employs Russia-supplied S-300 systems and claimed Israeli warplanes would eliminate the air-defense systems stating “these weapons do not have any immunity”. This is another sign of the pre-planned PR trick.
It’s clear that the Israeli military is not going to cease its strikes on targets in the war-torn country and is likely fiercely preparing to continue them despite the S-300 delivery to the Syrian Air Defense Forces. However, pro-Israeli media as well as Israeli political and military officials probably consider every delay of such actions a major media and diplomatic setback revealing the decrease of Israeli influence on the conflict.
Russian deputy envoy to the UN Vladimir Safronkov stated during a meeting of the UN Security Council on October 29 that the White Helmets and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) are still capable of carrying out provocations involving chemical weapons in the Idlib de-escalation zone. He recalled “suspicious” movements of chemical weapons across the area and stated that Idlib de-escalation agreements have always been a temporary measure and nobody has dropped the goal of eliminating terrorists from this part of Syria. So, if provocations continue, Russia is ready to assist the Syrian military in eliminating the terrorist threat.
In the Euphrates Valley, clashes between ISIS and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have continued with reports that some ISIS units have even reached the area near the Iraqi border. In response, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) announced that they are mobilizing their fighters in order to prevent a possible ISIS advance into Iraqi territory.
FYI – Reuters is a Rothchild-owned zionist oriented media outfit that regularly disseminates Israeli propaganda that it masquerades as news to the ignorant or unsuspecting.
We all know- or should know by now – Russia’s decision to give the S-300s to Damascus has placed the blood-soaked zionist entity in a panick.
They are no longer able to bomb and brag, as they had become accustomed to doing in Syria.
And as is amply documented , for Israel’s military, being confronted by anything other than defenceless Palestinian women and children, makes them want to run and hide – dont we all remember how they cried and screamed back in 2006, when they came face to face with Hezbollah?
This “news” about them still “striking” targets in Syria is just fluff for domestic consumption – lest the palpable fears of the military leadership trickle down to the Israeli masses.
Its a military fact that, Damascus having S-300s are a game changer, whether or not Tel-a-Viv wants to admit it, is neither here nor there.
For now the forces of Zion are grounded, and even when they do muster up the courage or contrive to once again attack targets in Syria, they know that the implications for them getting it wrong, will range from a diplomatic rupture with Russia, to a full scale war.
The stakes are now much higher, and this is what really worries the war criminals in Tel-a-Viv.
So they can huff and puff all they want about striking stuff.
Damascus, Moscow and Tehran know that for now, its just make believe.
Selah
Seems like anytime the Israelis are balked on their northern front, they instead decide to blow up things and kill defenseless people in Gaza instead. Its like they have to kill and bomb somebody, or else, so when balked in Syria they have to let loose and bomb Gaza.
Never under estimate your enemy. I am still waiting for the report that IAF F 15 or F 16 wreck is to be found and photographed somewhere on Syrian territory. The ultimate test of course would be an F 22 or F 35. You know the markings to be found on the former.
Kampfbeobachter
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Syrian ambassador to UN slams US Coalition for using white phosphorous in Deir Ezzor (video)
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-ambassador-to-un-slams-us-coalition-for-using-white-phosphorous-in-deir-ezzor-video/
“Dr. Ja’afari began his address by offering his condolences to Indonesia over the crash of the Lion Air flight 610.
The Syrian diplomat would then turn his attention to the U.S Coalition, who he accused of using white phosphorous in the Deir Ezzor Governorate town of Hajjin.
He accused the U.S. Coalition of killing several innocent civilians as a result of their attack with internationally banned weapons.
Dr. Ja’afari then commented on the situation in Aleppo, which he blamed on the Syrian opposition forces.
The Syrian diplomat said that the militants repeatedly struck Aleppo city, despite an ongoing ceasefire in the area.”
Syrian FM pens letter to UN over Israeli elections in Golan Heights
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-fm-pens-letter-to-un-over-israeli-elections-in-golan-heights/
“The Syrian Foreign Ministry has sent two letters to the UN chief and the UN Security Council president urging them to take measures against Israel over holding the municipal election in several villages in the disputed Golan Heights populated by Druze Arabs, SANA reported on Tuesday.
According to the Syrian state-run SANA news agency, Damascus has accused Israel of imposing “Judaization” on “Syrians living in the occupied Syrian territories.”
According to media reports, hundreds of Druze Arabs tried to block the entrance to the polling place in Majdal Shams, a town with the largest Druze community in the area, earlier in the day.
Israeli police used tear gas to disperse the crowd in order the clear a path for voters. The police later confirmed that they used “special means” to disperse hundreds of protesters.
Many Druze Arabs living in the Golan Heights, a mountainous plateau that came under Israeli jurisdiction in the course of the 1967 Six-Day War, still refuse to recognize Israeli control over these lands and remain loyal to Syrian authorities.
Over 20,000 Druze live in the Golan Heights. Israel is trying to further integrate them and has offered the minority citizenship. However, many locals continue to identify themselves as Syrian nationals.”
Damascus slams Israel’s ‘Judaization plans & illegal elections’ in occupied Golan Heights
https://www.rt.com/news/442695-israel-syria-golan-heights-elections/
“Syria has condemned the “illegal elections” being held by Israel for the first time in the occupied Golan Heights, as an attempt to assimilate the Druze minority, who for their part have largely refused to take part in the polls.
Members of the Druze community residing under Israeli occupation for over half a century took to the streets on Tuesday in an effort to interfere in the municipal elections that Tel Aviv had introduced for the first time in the Golan Heights as part of the nationwide election process.
Carrying Syrian and Druze rainbow flags, hundreds of members of the Muslim minority sect assembled outside the gates of polling stations, trying to prevent other Druze community members from voting. “The Golan’s identity is Arab and Syrian,” they chanted. Amid sporadic clashes with police, religious elders wearing their distinctive white caps, symbolizing religious piety, urged the youth not to confront the security forces, who in some instances used tear gas against protesters.
The Israeli decision to introduce elections to the local councils in the territory, which it has held since 1967, divided the Druze community ahead of Tuesday’s vote. A large number of the Druze population see themselves as Syrian. The majority of some 22,000 Druze in the occupied Golan heights never opted to become Israeli nationals, despite being offered citizenship.
“Candidates and those who come to vote will have a religious and social prohibition put upon them,”said Sheikh Khamis Khanjar. “What bigger punishment is there than this?”
The threat of disgrace seemed to work as at least nine candidates pulled out ahead of the vote. The result of the boycott campaign was evident on Tuesday after elections were only held in two instead of four Druze villages. Two villages simply did not have any candidates to vote for. Only a few hundred voted in the other two.”
Army foils terrorists’ infiltration attempt in Hama northern countryside
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150090
Syrian citizens in occupied Golan stage a general strike in rejection of Judaizing practices of
Israeli occupation
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150103
MoD: Terrorists transported 20 chlorine containers to Syria to accuse the Syrian army of an attack
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150115
Israel Is Hiding the Fact that Its State of the Art F-35 Warplane Was Hit by Syrian S-200 Missile
Reports
It looks that the Israeli “demonstration of power” during the recent visit of Russian Defense Minister
Sergey Shoigu has turned into a total failure.
On October 16, Shoigu arrived Israel for meetings with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and
israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The sides were reportedly set to discuss the situation in the
region, including Syria, the fight against terrorism as well as military and technical cooperation.
At the same day, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that its warplanes targeted an anti-aircraft bat-
tery of the Syrian Air Defense Forces that had launched a missile at Israeli aircraft flying over Lebanon.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-is-hiding-the-fact-that-its-state-of-the-art-f-35-warplane-was-hit-by-syrian-s-200-missile-reports/5613807?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles