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Israeli strike on Syria
In this photo from Sept. 26, 2015, US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
April 27, 2021, 11:09 am
Facing outcry, Kerry denies he told Iran’s Zarif about Israeli strikes in Syria
Former US secretary of state cites Israeli minister’s 2018 speech mentioning raids, and State Department notes generally that such operations were public knowledge
By TOI staff
F-16 jets fly above the Herzliya airport on November 15, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 14, 2021, 1:23 pm
With Iran held in check by Biden hopes, Israel grabs chance to hit hard in Syria
With US in transition, the IDF sees Tehran as less likely to retaliate, and is making hay by expanding and intensifying its air campaign against Iranian forces across the border
By Judah Ari Gross
This combination of photos shows US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP and Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 13, 2021, 1:28 pm
US official: Israel carried out Syria strikes using American intelligence
Intel official tells AP overnight raids targeted warehouses used to store Iranian weapons; says Pompeo and Mossad chief discussed the attack during meeting at DC restaurant
By AP and TOI staff
An explosion from a suspected Israeli airstrike in eastern Syria on January 13, 2021. (Screencapture/Twitter)
January 13, 2021, 2:54 am
Syria says Israel massively bombs area with large Iranian presence
Intensive predawn strikes are the fourth such attack reported in the past two weeks, a significant step up; unverified reports claim 57 Syrian and pro-Iranian fighters killed
By Judah Ari Gross and AP
Illustrative: A Syrian anti-aircraft missile is fired into sky near Damascus during an alleged Israeli airstrike on January 6, 2021. (Screen capture: SANA)
January 7, 2021, 12:28 am
Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit sites around Damascus
Attack struck targets south and west of capital, which have been reportedly bombed by IDF in the past, according to state media; unverified reports of 3 Iran-backed fighters killed
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020 (AFP)
October 21, 2020, 10:43 pm
Monitor claims 3 pro-Iran fighters killed in alleged Israeli strike in Syria
Casualties were from group linked to Hezbollah set up to attack Israel from Syrian Golan, says Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
By TOI staff and Agencies
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to IDF Home Front Command soldiers during a visit in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. September 14, 2020. (FLASH90)
October 21, 2020, 10:41 am
‘Things happen’: Defense minister seems to hint Israel behind Syria strike
Gantz calms residents of south after military uncovers attack tunnel from the Gaza Strip in Israeli territory
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Explosions are seen in the Syrian town of Salamiyah on June 24 after an airstrike (video screenshot)
October 21, 2020, 2:15 am
Israel said to strike Iran-backed militia base in southern Syria
Single missile fired at village near Golan Heights border, Syrian state media says midnight strike hit school building, no reports of casualties
By TOI staff and Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey on the topic of Syria, in Moscow on July 1, 2020. (Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP)
July 1, 2020, 10:16 pm
Russia, Iran, Turkey say Israeli strikes in Syria are ‘destabilizing’
Leaders condemn Jewish state for violating ‘territorial integrity’ of its Arab neighbor, pan US recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli
By TOI staff and AFP
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses supporters in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, November 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
May 13, 2020, 8:37 pm
Nasrallah: Israeli strikes won’t push Iran out of Syria
Hezbollah leader says Jewish state waging an ‘imaginary battle’ against ‘everything related to missile manufacture in Syria’
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative: An explosion, reportedly during Israeli airstrikes near Damascus, Syria, on January 21, 2019. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 23, 2019, 11:10 am
Alleged Israeli strike in Syria killed 3 regime loyalists — monitor
Fighters reported dead in missile attack southeast of Damascus are believed to have been Iranians
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) listens to then-transportation minister Yisrael Katz during a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on May 19, 2019. (Ariel Schalit / various sources / AFP)
October 7, 2019, 7:40 pm
FM Katz draws criticism after apparent leak from national security meeting
In bid to defend Netanyahu, minister says it was IDF chief, not PM, who decided to reduce Israeli ambiguity on military operations in neighboring countries
By TOI staff
In this April 24, 2019 picture, Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander Gen. Hossein Salami attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran. (Sepahnews via AP)
August 15, 2019, 12:27 am
Iran general: Hezbollah strong enough to annihilate Israel on its own
IRGC chief says Lebanese proxy group honed skills fighting in Syrian civil war, claims US-led efforts to undermine Tehran’s regional influence have backfired
By TOI staff
Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 3, 2019 (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
July 21, 2019, 12:15 pm
Israeli minister: We’re the ‘only country killing Iranians’
Tzachi Hanegbi says Tehran understands Jerusalem ‘means business,’ claims no need for concern about ‘cautious’ American response to Gulf crisis
By TOI staff
US National Security Adviser John Bolton unveils the Trump administration's Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, December 13, 2018. (Cliff Owen/AP)
April 15, 2019, 10:20 am
Israel’s national security adviser to meet with Bolton for Iran talks
Trump’s national security adviser says he and Meir Ben-Shabbat will discuss ‘shared commitment to countering Iranian malign activity and other destabilizing actors’
By TOI staff
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