Labor chairman Avi Gabbay confirms that last night’s airstrike targeting a Syrian military installation on the outskirts of Damascus was carried out by Israeli warplanes.
“Firstly, I want ti congratulate the air force for another successful attack in Syria, he says at the start of an interview with the Ynet news website.
“I think the moves that are being made in Syria are extremely important militarily, because in the end, Syria — or should I say Hezbollah, Iran and Syria — are a threat to us, especially when it comes to missile warfare.”
Israel has for years been widely believed to have carried out airstrikes on advanced weapons systems in Syria — including Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles and Iranian-made missiles — as well as Hezbollah positions, but it rarely confirms such operations on an individual basis.
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