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Monday, October 16, 2017
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Netanyahu: Bombing of Syria battery was necessary for Israel’s security
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue to strike “when necessary” after Israeli jets destroyed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery that fired on a reconnaissance plane.
“Our policy is clear: Anyone who tries to hurt us, we will hurt them,” he says in a statement. “Today, they tried to hit our planes — this is not acceptable.”
“The air force acted with precision, swiftness and destroyed what needed to be destroyed. We will continue to act in the arena as much as needed to defend Israel’s security.”
Syria earlier warned of “dangerous consequences” after the attack. Russia, a powerful backer of the Syrian regime, has not commented, but reportedly was kept up to date by Israel before it carried out the sortie.
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