Israel Launches Airstrike On Syria Border, Says Militants Approached With Explosive

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said Sunday it launched an airstrike on its border with Syria after spotting militants carrying a bomb in the Israeli-held Golan Heights.

The military said it carried out the strike after troops saw "a group of armed terrorists" approach the border with an explosive intended to target Israeli troops. It said that Israeli aircraft "targeted the squad, preventing the attack."

It did not offer any casualty figure for the strike. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four Syrian soldiers were killed by a missile fired from Israeli-occupied territory in the Golan. Observatory director Rami Abdurrahman said it was not clear whether the missile was fired by a plane or from a vehicle.

On Twitter, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent messages commending the soldiers involved in the strike.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/26/israel-airstrike-syria-border_n_7147546.html

[Scootaloo]

1. The border is actually a couple miles to the west. Golan is not Israel

[quadrature]

2. was never a border. just a ceasefire line ...nt

[Scurrilous]

3. Airstrike on militants carrying a bomb?

Hopefully this can become a thing...

[saidsimplesimon]

8. bibi is a warmonger

He does not represent those who reject endless wars as a solution to violence.

[jamzrockz]

4. Weird how the their bomb

happen to kill Syrian soldiers fighting the terrorists and not one strike yet against the Al Qaeda rebels fighting Syria near Israeli border. Its as if the Israelis are helping the militants attacking Syria and they are not just defending itself against attacks.

But there's no way they will do that. They are very peaceful bunch just trying to live their lives in peace instead of shit stirers trying to cause trouble for its neighbors.

[hack89]

5. The last thing the ME needs is active Israeli involvement in an Arab civil war

no Arab government could fight on the same side as Israel. No Arab government would be viewed as legitimate if it required Israeli military support to win power.

[geek tragedy]

6. Israel is involved though--they bomb Hezbollah and Syrian forces who are fighting Al-Nusra/Al Qaeda.

And they treat al-Nusra/al-Qaeda fighters' injuries inside Israel.

They buy into "the enemy of our enemy is our friend"--and they view Iran and Hezbollah, not Al Qaeda or ISIS, as their true enemies.

[hack89]

7. They have been waging war against Hezbollah for decades

their concern is that Hezbollah does not gain sophisticated weapons in exchange for their support for Syria.

There are many overlapping historic currents in play right now. Israel will intervene to a limited extent if they feel it supports their security - which makes perfect sense. But you will not see a large scale Israeli effort to significantly tip the scales one way or the other.

[jamzrockz]

9. Yes they have an enemy in Hezbollah

But if there was a time to show any mercy even just so the Syrian people are not run over by ISIS, this is that time. Hezbollah has been doing some serious work killing the terrorists in Syria. But no, Israel chooses this time to take shots at Hezbollah.

Personally, I think they should show some mercy and maybe even hit the terrorists attacking Syria from their occupied Golan height. I think it would do wonders in mending the relationship between Israel and Syria/Hezbollah. But what do I know, I am just a guy on the internet.

[hack89]

10. Hezbollah will show the same mercy to the Jews that ISIS shows to the Syrian people

Israel understands who their real enemies are.