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Israeli strike on Syria
Illustrative: Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly over Jerusalem during celebrations marking Israel's 69th Independence Day on May 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
September 22, 2017, 9:50 am
Israeli jets reportedly strike weapons depot outside Damascus
No casualties as three separate airstrikes target area known to be a Hezbollah stronghold; Israel, Syria mum on alleged attack
By TOI staff
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad are seen during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP/Nikolai Petrov, BelTA)
September 15, 2017, 9:47 am
Under the radar, Belarus seen quietly helping Assad boost missile program
Analyst Ronen Solomon links Minsk to Syrian military facility allegedly bombed by Israel this month
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman lays a wreath at a monument commemorating the contributions of Bedouin soldiers to Israel's security in the Galilee on September 11, 2017. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
September 11, 2017, 10:24 pm
After alleged Israeli airstrike, Liberman warns Syria: ‘Don’t test us’
As Syrian official threatens that Israel will 'pay heavy price,' defense minister says things will end very badly for Damascus
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli satellite images show results of an airstrike attributed to the IDF on a Syrian military weapons development base on September 7, 2017. (ImageSat International)
September 10, 2017, 4:19 pm
Israeli satellite images show damage to Syrian weapons facility
New pictures show impact, geo-strategic sensitivity of airstrike attributed to Israel on an Assad regime site where chemical weapons, missiles said produced
By Judah Ari Gross
One of Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets flies alongside an F-16 on its maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
September 10, 2017, 3:20 pm
Israeli jets said to cause sonic boom over Lebanon
Report comes a day after Beirut complained to the UN that IDF planes violated its airspace in raid on Syrian missile plant
By TOI staff and AP
Satellite image of a CERS facility near Masyaf reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight Wednesday, September 7, 2017 (screen capture: Google Earth)
September 8, 2017, 4:54 pm
Why Russia may not respond to the alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria
Moscow may well turn a blind eye to attack on Assad's chemical weapons depot; the Syrians and Iranians might want to pause too
By Avi Issacharoff
Syrian President Bashar Assad climbing into the cockpit of a Russian SU-35 fighter jet as he inspects the Russian Hmeimim air base in the province of Latakia, Syria, June 27, 2017 (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)
September 7, 2017, 9:03 pm
The trouble with bombing a murderous dictator: Guessing how he’ll react
Analysts assume Syria and Hezbollah won't retaliate against an alleged IDF airstrike in Hama, but say Israel should get ready just in case
By Judah Ari Gross
A poster bearing an image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and Hassan Nasrallah, head of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, is seen in Damascus on September 7, 2017. (AFP/LOUAI BESHARA)
September 7, 2017, 6:07 pm
With alleged airstrike, Israel punctuates opposition to Syria ceasefire pact
Bombing of Syrian precision missile, chemical weapons facility sends clear message to world: We'll take action when necessary, no matter what
By Judah Ari Gross
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
July 8, 2017, 4:47 am
Israel, Jordan part of new US-Russia Syria ceasefire deal
Washington and Moscow finalize accord on cessation of hostilities in country’s southwest, with nod from Jerusalem, Amman
By Josh Lederman, Vivian Salama and Ken Thomas
Smoke and explosions from fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels, in the Quneitra area, seen from the Golan Heights, June 17, 2015. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
April 23, 2017, 9:43 am
Israel said to strike pro-Assad forces in Syria, killing 3
Reported IDF attack on Syrian base comes after three mortars fired from Syria landed in the Golan Heights Friday
By Dov Lieber
Syrian protesters hold posters during a demonstration in support of the Syrian president outside the United Nations' office in the capital Damascus on April 8, 2017. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
April 8, 2017, 8:46 pm
Protesting US airstrikes, Syrians chant ‘Death to Israel’
Pro-regime demonstrators at UN headquarters in Damascus decry 'unjust American aggression,' say world body was created to back US interests
By AP and TOI staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 (SANA via AP)
April 6, 2017, 12:21 pm
Assad accuses Israel of waging war against Syria via rebels
Dictator charges Jewish state is supporting 'terrorist' proxies as part of military campaign to topple him
By Alexander Fulbright
Smoke billows following a reported air strike in the rebel-held parts of the Jobar district, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on March 19, 2017 .(AFP PHOTO / AMER ALMOHIBANY)
March 19, 2017, 11:36 pm
Clashes in Syria capital after surprise rebel assault
Attack on government forces comes days ahead of fresh UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aiming at ending six-year war
By Layal Abou Rahal
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot (C) stands next to Maj. Gen Yoel Strick (R) at the headquarters of the Northern Command in Tzfat on March 19, 2017. (IDF spokesperson)
March 19, 2017, 8:21 pm
IDF chief says Lebanon responsible for next conflict with Hezbollah
Gadi Eisenkot warns Beirut will pay a price for allowing terror group to operate within its borders
By Tamar Pileggi
The Arrow 3 missile defense system that was delivered to the Israeli Air Force on January 18, 2017. (Defense Ministry)
March 17, 2017, 2:57 pm
No offense to the ‘Arrow,’ but greater threats loom from the north
While Friday's use of surface-to-air missiles by Assad against Israeli jets is worrying, Iranian-built rocket factories in Syria and Lebanon are worse
By Avi Issacharoff and TOI staff
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