January 30, 2013

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel reportedly attacked a target inside Syria.

The report of an attack by Israel on a site inside Syria near its border with Lebanon came Wednesday afternoon, hours after reports came out of Lebanon that Israel had flown several sorties over its territory on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Unnamed sources, including one identified as a western diplomat, told Reuters that it is unknown what was hit inside Syria and where exactly the attack occurred.

News of an attack came days after Israel’s Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom confirmed that Israel could launch a military strike on Syria if it appeared that Lebanese

Hezbollah guerrillas or Syrian rebels had taken possession of Syrian chemical weapons.

Shalom confirmed to Army Radio that Netanyahu met last week on Election Day with the country’s security chiefs to discuss the situation in Syria.

The Israel Defense Forces would not comment on the report of an Israeli attack inside Syria.

The Lebanese army earlier this week accused Israel’s Air Force of violating Lebanon’s airspace several times on Jan. 26.
 

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