30 jan 2015
Head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has lashed out at Tel Aviv regime for the recent killing of a number of its members, saying the Middle East region is suffering from “a cancerous growth called Israel.”
Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks on Friday during a speech about the Israeli attack on the Syrian Golan town of Quneitra on January 18.
He described the Israeli regime as a “trauma” and a “bacterium of corruption” which has been plaguing the whole region since 1948.
He recapped crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli regime in the region, referring to the Tel Aviv’s brutalities against Palestinians and Syrians.
“Israel has in recent years resorted to the same arrogant practices it had adopted decades ago. It has carried out a bloody campaign against Gaza and violated the most basic of Palestinian rights,” Hezbollah leader added.
Nasrallah further referred to the role of Israel in Syria and the regime’s support for the Takfiri militants operating against the Syrian government, saying, “In Syria, Israel has been backing the extremist groups and shelling government’s positions under various excuses. In Lebanon, it does not recognize resolution 1701 and has committed thousands of violations against its sovereignty.”
The resolution, which brokered a ceasefire in the war of aggression Israel launched on Lebanon in 2006, calls on Tel Aviv to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He emphasized that “Israel believes that it can threaten all armies and governments in the region whenever it pleases and without being deterred.”
Nasrallah also referred to the Arab countries’ inaction toward the crimes committed by the Tel Aviv regime, saying, “Israel is taking advantage of the divisions in the region and the complete absence of the stances by the Arab countries, especially the so-called Arab League.”
“There is no such thing as an Arab League or an independent Arab stance when it comes to Israel. Arab positions and arms are available when it comes to Yemen, Iraq, and Syria,” he said.
Referring to the killing of the members of the resistance movement in Quneitra, on the Syrian section of Golan Heights, Nasrallah said, “Our brothers in Quneitra were killed in a clear assassination, in a decision taken by Israel.”
“Israel has not yet claimed responsibility for the airstrike believing that Hezbollah is weak and would disregard the attack,” he added.
Nasrallah also took Israel to task for supporting Takfiri militants in Syria, including the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front, saying, “Thousands of members of al-Nusra Front are present along the border with Israel in the occupied Golan Heights.”
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is not at all concerned about the presence of al-Nusra on Israel's border,” the Hezbollah leader said, adding, “Israel, however, felt threatened by six Hezbollah members and an Iranian general passing through Quneitra.”
Six Hezbollah members as well as Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi, an Iranian commander, lost their lives in an Israeli aerial assault on the Syrian section of Golan Heights on January 18. Hezbollah said 25-year-old Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of slain Hezbollah top commander, Imad Mughniyeh, was among those killed in the attack.
They were reportedly on a field reconnaissance mission in Quneitra when an Israeli military helicopter targeted their vehicle. Following the attack, Israel claimed that it was unaware of the presence of an Iranian commander in the area where the attack happened. Iranian officials, however, have rejected the claim, describing it as a routine tactic used by Israelis to hide their evil intentions.
The Hezbollah leader went on to note that Israel will not be allowed to escape the assault against the Lebanese resistance movement unscathed.
“We took no hesitation in making the decision that Israel should be punished for its crime in Quneitra,” Nasrallah said, adding, “We prepared ourselves for the worst case scenario when we took that decision.”
He also noted that Tel Aviv has been in a state of distress and intimidation for fear of reprisal by Hezbollah, saying, “Israel immediately anticipated Hezbollah’s retaliation to the Quneitra assassination and therefore took all precautions.”
Referring to an attack, which Hezbollah claimed it has carried out against Israel in the occupied Shebaa farms in south Lebanon, Nasrallah pointed out that the resistance movement is brave enough to claim responsibility for its attacks against Tel Aviv, implying that the Israeli regime lacks such a mentality and essence.
“The resistance carried out its Shebaa operation in broad daylight in spite of the fact that Israel was at its highest level of preparation,” he said, adding, “Israel did not claim responsibility for the Quneitra attack, but Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the Shebaa operation soon after it took place.”
The Hezbollah leader also warned Israel against any act of aggression against Hezbollah, saying, “Israel must understand that the resistance cannot be deterred.”
He also declared that the Lebanese resistance movement is not afraid of confronting Israel, saying Hezbollah is not fearful of standing against Israel.
“If Israel is thinking that we fear war, then I tell it that we do not fear war and we will not hesitate to take it if it is imposed on us,” Nasrallah said.
He, however, emphasized that Hezbollah does not “want a war, but we do not fear it... We have the right to confront the enemy at any time, place, or manner.”
The Hezbollah leader finally warned Israel that "from now on, if any member of Hezbollah is assassinated, we will blame it on Israel and reserve the right to respond to it whenever and however we choose."
Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks on Friday during a speech about the Israeli attack on the Syrian Golan town of Quneitra on January 18.
He described the Israeli regime as a “trauma” and a “bacterium of corruption” which has been plaguing the whole region since 1948.
He recapped crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli regime in the region, referring to the Tel Aviv’s brutalities against Palestinians and Syrians.
“Israel has in recent years resorted to the same arrogant practices it had adopted decades ago. It has carried out a bloody campaign against Gaza and violated the most basic of Palestinian rights,” Hezbollah leader added.
Nasrallah further referred to the role of Israel in Syria and the regime’s support for the Takfiri militants operating against the Syrian government, saying, “In Syria, Israel has been backing the extremist groups and shelling government’s positions under various excuses. In Lebanon, it does not recognize resolution 1701 and has committed thousands of violations against its sovereignty.”
The resolution, which brokered a ceasefire in the war of aggression Israel launched on Lebanon in 2006, calls on Tel Aviv to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He emphasized that “Israel believes that it can threaten all armies and governments in the region whenever it pleases and without being deterred.”
Nasrallah also referred to the Arab countries’ inaction toward the crimes committed by the Tel Aviv regime, saying, “Israel is taking advantage of the divisions in the region and the complete absence of the stances by the Arab countries, especially the so-called Arab League.”
“There is no such thing as an Arab League or an independent Arab stance when it comes to Israel. Arab positions and arms are available when it comes to Yemen, Iraq, and Syria,” he said.
Referring to the killing of the members of the resistance movement in Quneitra, on the Syrian section of Golan Heights, Nasrallah said, “Our brothers in Quneitra were killed in a clear assassination, in a decision taken by Israel.”
“Israel has not yet claimed responsibility for the airstrike believing that Hezbollah is weak and would disregard the attack,” he added.
Nasrallah also took Israel to task for supporting Takfiri militants in Syria, including the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front, saying, “Thousands of members of al-Nusra Front are present along the border with Israel in the occupied Golan Heights.”
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is not at all concerned about the presence of al-Nusra on Israel's border,” the Hezbollah leader said, adding, “Israel, however, felt threatened by six Hezbollah members and an Iranian general passing through Quneitra.”
Six Hezbollah members as well as Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi, an Iranian commander, lost their lives in an Israeli aerial assault on the Syrian section of Golan Heights on January 18. Hezbollah said 25-year-old Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of slain Hezbollah top commander, Imad Mughniyeh, was among those killed in the attack.
They were reportedly on a field reconnaissance mission in Quneitra when an Israeli military helicopter targeted their vehicle. Following the attack, Israel claimed that it was unaware of the presence of an Iranian commander in the area where the attack happened. Iranian officials, however, have rejected the claim, describing it as a routine tactic used by Israelis to hide their evil intentions.
The Hezbollah leader went on to note that Israel will not be allowed to escape the assault against the Lebanese resistance movement unscathed.
“We took no hesitation in making the decision that Israel should be punished for its crime in Quneitra,” Nasrallah said, adding, “We prepared ourselves for the worst case scenario when we took that decision.”
He also noted that Tel Aviv has been in a state of distress and intimidation for fear of reprisal by Hezbollah, saying, “Israel immediately anticipated Hezbollah’s retaliation to the Quneitra assassination and therefore took all precautions.”
Referring to an attack, which Hezbollah claimed it has carried out against Israel in the occupied Shebaa farms in south Lebanon, Nasrallah pointed out that the resistance movement is brave enough to claim responsibility for its attacks against Tel Aviv, implying that the Israeli regime lacks such a mentality and essence.
“The resistance carried out its Shebaa operation in broad daylight in spite of the fact that Israel was at its highest level of preparation,” he said, adding, “Israel did not claim responsibility for the Quneitra attack, but Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the Shebaa operation soon after it took place.”
The Hezbollah leader also warned Israel against any act of aggression against Hezbollah, saying, “Israel must understand that the resistance cannot be deterred.”
He also declared that the Lebanese resistance movement is not afraid of confronting Israel, saying Hezbollah is not fearful of standing against Israel.
“If Israel is thinking that we fear war, then I tell it that we do not fear war and we will not hesitate to take it if it is imposed on us,” Nasrallah said.
He, however, emphasized that Hezbollah does not “want a war, but we do not fear it... We have the right to confront the enemy at any time, place, or manner.”
The Hezbollah leader finally warned Israel that "from now on, if any member of Hezbollah is assassinated, we will blame it on Israel and reserve the right to respond to it whenever and however we choose."
Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman Thursday criticized premier Benjamin Netanyahu over citing the last military offensive on Gaza as an example of Israel’s power of deterrence.
"Operation Protective Edge in Gaza was the exact opposite example of how to achieve and maintain deterrence against terror organizations," Lieberman said. "This is not deterrence; it is turning a blind eye."
Lieberman also slammed Netanyahu’s decision to contain the Hezbollah attack, saying, "Those who want to contain this situation agree to allow terror organizations to hold onto the on-off switch for the daily lives of the citizens of Israel."
Earlier on Wednesday the Israeli premier threatened to strongly respond to Hezbollah's deadly attack on the Shebaa Farms in the northern borders with Palestine.
Netanyahu further called on Hezbollah to draw lessons from Israel's last devastating war on Gaza.
Later, Netanyahu declared his decision to contain the tension and not to further response to Hezbollah's attack.
"Operation Protective Edge in Gaza was the exact opposite example of how to achieve and maintain deterrence against terror organizations," Lieberman said. "This is not deterrence; it is turning a blind eye."
Lieberman also slammed Netanyahu’s decision to contain the Hezbollah attack, saying, "Those who want to contain this situation agree to allow terror organizations to hold onto the on-off switch for the daily lives of the citizens of Israel."
Earlier on Wednesday the Israeli premier threatened to strongly respond to Hezbollah's deadly attack on the Shebaa Farms in the northern borders with Palestine.
Netanyahu further called on Hezbollah to draw lessons from Israel's last devastating war on Gaza.
Later, Netanyahu declared his decision to contain the tension and not to further response to Hezbollah's attack.
28 jan 2015
Following the Wednesday attack on Israeli soldiers on the Lebanese border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened in Tel Aviv with senior Israeli military and security commander to discuss the “Israeli Response."
Netanyahu said Israel will respond to the death of two of its soldiers, who were killed in a Hezbollah attack while patrolling the Israeli-occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms.
“Whoever is behind this attack will pay the price,” Netanyahu said, “Iran, through Hezbollah Party in Lebanon, has been trying to set up a terrorist front against Israel in the Golan Heights…”
He also said that Tel Aviv holds the Lebanese Government and Syria’s President Bashar Assad responsible for the attack, and for its consequences.
His statements came at the beginning of the meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, Shin Bet heads Yoram Cohen, and various security leaders.
The Israeli Prime Minister vowed retaliation, and said Israel will “defend itself by all means.”
Prior to the meeting, the Israeli army bombarded several targets in southern Lebanon with at least 25 artillery shells, killing a UNIFIL soldier. (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon.)
Hezbollah party also said it retaliated by firing shells into Israeli areas close to the border, while Israel said that a house in the Ghajar village was burnt when shells struck it.
Israel said more shells were fired into the Hermon region in the afternoon hours, Wednesday, and that Hezbollah fighters targeted an Israeli army vehicle with an anti-tank missile, near the Lebanese border.
The latest escalation came after Israel bombarded, on Tuesday, a number of Syrian army posts; allegedly after rockets were fired into the occupied Golan Heights.
Hezbollah and Iranian official said the attack on the Israeli army vehicles was in response to the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Allahdadi, and six senior Hezbollah fighters, killed in an Israeli Air Strike on January 18.
One of the slain fighters was the Jihad Moghaniya, the son of late Hezbollah leader Imad Mughaniya, who was assassinated by the Israeli army in February of 2008.
Hezbollah officials held a meeting Wednesday and confirmed that one of the party’s groups targeted the Israeli military vehicles, approximately at 11:25 before noon, while operating in the occupied Shebaa farms.
Netanyahu said Israel will respond to the death of two of its soldiers, who were killed in a Hezbollah attack while patrolling the Israeli-occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms.
“Whoever is behind this attack will pay the price,” Netanyahu said, “Iran, through Hezbollah Party in Lebanon, has been trying to set up a terrorist front against Israel in the Golan Heights…”
He also said that Tel Aviv holds the Lebanese Government and Syria’s President Bashar Assad responsible for the attack, and for its consequences.
His statements came at the beginning of the meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, Shin Bet heads Yoram Cohen, and various security leaders.
The Israeli Prime Minister vowed retaliation, and said Israel will “defend itself by all means.”
Prior to the meeting, the Israeli army bombarded several targets in southern Lebanon with at least 25 artillery shells, killing a UNIFIL soldier. (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon.)
Hezbollah party also said it retaliated by firing shells into Israeli areas close to the border, while Israel said that a house in the Ghajar village was burnt when shells struck it.
Israel said more shells were fired into the Hermon region in the afternoon hours, Wednesday, and that Hezbollah fighters targeted an Israeli army vehicle with an anti-tank missile, near the Lebanese border.
The latest escalation came after Israel bombarded, on Tuesday, a number of Syrian army posts; allegedly after rockets were fired into the occupied Golan Heights.
Hezbollah and Iranian official said the attack on the Israeli army vehicles was in response to the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Allahdadi, and six senior Hezbollah fighters, killed in an Israeli Air Strike on January 18.
One of the slain fighters was the Jihad Moghaniya, the son of late Hezbollah leader Imad Mughaniya, who was assassinated by the Israeli army in February of 2008.
Hezbollah officials held a meeting Wednesday and confirmed that one of the party’s groups targeted the Israeli military vehicles, approximately at 11:25 before noon, while operating in the occupied Shebaa farms.
27 jan 2015
Occupied Golan hill the moment struck by rocket
Two rockets fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, just nine days after an Israeli air strike in Syria killed several Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas and an Iranian general, Reuters reported.
According to the PNN, an Israeli military spokesman said that, after the rockets struck, the army ordered the evacuation of Israel's Mt. Hermon ski resort in the Golan Heights.
It was not immediately known who launched the projectiles. Israel's Channel 2 TV said there were no casualties and that Israeli forces returned fire.
At least 20 artillery shells were reportedly fired into Syria, by Israel, in response.
In an Israeli air strike on a Hezbollah convoy near the Golan Heights, on January 18th, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general, Mohammed Allahdadi, was killed along with a Hezbollah commander and the son of the group's late military leader, Imad Mughaniya.
Israel captured Golan from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. Numerous mortar shells and rockets have been reported to hit the region during Syria's nearly four-year-old civil war.
Israeli officials have said that some of these incidents deliberately targeted its soldiers, while others were overspill from fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Two rockets fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, just nine days after an Israeli air strike in Syria killed several Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas and an Iranian general, Reuters reported.
According to the PNN, an Israeli military spokesman said that, after the rockets struck, the army ordered the evacuation of Israel's Mt. Hermon ski resort in the Golan Heights.
It was not immediately known who launched the projectiles. Israel's Channel 2 TV said there were no casualties and that Israeli forces returned fire.
At least 20 artillery shells were reportedly fired into Syria, by Israel, in response.
In an Israeli air strike on a Hezbollah convoy near the Golan Heights, on January 18th, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general, Mohammed Allahdadi, was killed along with a Hezbollah commander and the son of the group's late military leader, Imad Mughaniya.
Israel captured Golan from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. Numerous mortar shells and rockets have been reported to hit the region during Syria's nearly four-year-old civil war.
Israeli officials have said that some of these incidents deliberately targeted its soldiers, while others were overspill from fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
20 jan 2015
Relatives of Lebanon's Hezbollah commander Mohamad Issa during his funeral, January 20, 2015
Thank you, Yoav Galant, for laying bare the cynical, political dimension of Sunday's assassination of six Hezbollah militants in Syria.
Thank you very much, Yoav Galant, for one thing: that you spoke the truth. Thanks for saying that it’s possible that the timing of Sunday’s assassination of six Hezbollah militants, including Jihad Mughniyeh, son of the slain Hezbollah military leader Imad Mughniyeh, could be connected with the current Israeli election campaign (or as you put it, “not unconnected”).
Thank you very much for saying what you see, laying bare the cynical dimension of the assassination, even if in the process you have made yourself a target for pressure from the right wing. Thank you for explaining publicly how the system works that brings about an “inflamed situation on the ground” and an “escalation.” Thanks for enabling the public to see how extremists on the right are prepared to attack you, because when it comes to extremists, the meter is always on: After they expose the always-suspect, always traitorous “left,” they start setting upon people within their own camp. After all, in a nationalist, militarist regime, no one is entitled to speak their mind. Hence, thank you for saying things that permitted the public not only to see how military power is employed out of narrow interests, but also how a loss of democratic values can be no less dangerous for those with right-wing and security-oriented views.
Thank you, Yoav Galant, even if your comments were made because now you are running as a Knesset candidate (for Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party) rather than as a candidate for Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, which requires the support of the defense minister and prime minister. Despite everything, at the right time you revealed the system that brings about military action which ultimately poses greater danger to Israel than the benefits it provides.
Thank you for pointing out the way in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly gives his approval for assassination operations, which correlates with his own aspirations to be reelected prime minister on March 17.
“If you look at the last election, the timing of the targeted killing of Jabari wasn’t an event that could have been carried only on that date,” you told Channel 2 in reference to Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari, who was killed at the start of Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. “I was a command chief five years before that,” you said, “and there were many, many events and opportunities in which it was possible and necessary to [assassinate Jabari], and I also recommended such action. For some reason, it didn’t happen on those dates.”
It would be interesting if you asked yourself what would have happened if anyone else had stated the simple and rather obvious truth that you expressed. Let’s say a candidate from the joint Labor-Hatnuah ticket, Zionist Camp, as it is called, or, Heaven forbid, a candidate to its left had said the same thing. Or someone who, unlike you, had not been a candidate for IDF chief of staff, or had not, as you had, commanded a ship in Operation Show of Force that brought commandos to Tunisia in 1988 to assassinate PLO military chief Abu Jihad. One can only imagine the shower of scorn that would have greeted such a candidate if he or she had dared make such statements.
Even though you tried to backtrack a little the following day, and nonetheless came in for your share of criticism, I thank you, Yoav Galant. Because Netanyahu is currently busy trying to undercut the rising fortunes of Zionist Camp leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni, along with his foolish efforts at portraying himself as Mr. Security, it’s very important for the Israeli public to know that military attacks, acts that inflame the situation on the ground, are connected to internal power struggles and electoral considerations. It’s a shame that this is the reality here, but it’s always helpful to hear it from one who knows.
Thank you, Yoav Galant, for laying bare the cynical, political dimension of Sunday's assassination of six Hezbollah militants in Syria.
Thank you very much, Yoav Galant, for one thing: that you spoke the truth. Thanks for saying that it’s possible that the timing of Sunday’s assassination of six Hezbollah militants, including Jihad Mughniyeh, son of the slain Hezbollah military leader Imad Mughniyeh, could be connected with the current Israeli election campaign (or as you put it, “not unconnected”).
Thank you very much for saying what you see, laying bare the cynical dimension of the assassination, even if in the process you have made yourself a target for pressure from the right wing. Thank you for explaining publicly how the system works that brings about an “inflamed situation on the ground” and an “escalation.” Thanks for enabling the public to see how extremists on the right are prepared to attack you, because when it comes to extremists, the meter is always on: After they expose the always-suspect, always traitorous “left,” they start setting upon people within their own camp. After all, in a nationalist, militarist regime, no one is entitled to speak their mind. Hence, thank you for saying things that permitted the public not only to see how military power is employed out of narrow interests, but also how a loss of democratic values can be no less dangerous for those with right-wing and security-oriented views.
Thank you, Yoav Galant, even if your comments were made because now you are running as a Knesset candidate (for Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party) rather than as a candidate for Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, which requires the support of the defense minister and prime minister. Despite everything, at the right time you revealed the system that brings about military action which ultimately poses greater danger to Israel than the benefits it provides.
Thank you for pointing out the way in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly gives his approval for assassination operations, which correlates with his own aspirations to be reelected prime minister on March 17.
“If you look at the last election, the timing of the targeted killing of Jabari wasn’t an event that could have been carried only on that date,” you told Channel 2 in reference to Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari, who was killed at the start of Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. “I was a command chief five years before that,” you said, “and there were many, many events and opportunities in which it was possible and necessary to [assassinate Jabari], and I also recommended such action. For some reason, it didn’t happen on those dates.”
It would be interesting if you asked yourself what would have happened if anyone else had stated the simple and rather obvious truth that you expressed. Let’s say a candidate from the joint Labor-Hatnuah ticket, Zionist Camp, as it is called, or, Heaven forbid, a candidate to its left had said the same thing. Or someone who, unlike you, had not been a candidate for IDF chief of staff, or had not, as you had, commanded a ship in Operation Show of Force that brought commandos to Tunisia in 1988 to assassinate PLO military chief Abu Jihad. One can only imagine the shower of scorn that would have greeted such a candidate if he or she had dared make such statements.
Even though you tried to backtrack a little the following day, and nonetheless came in for your share of criticism, I thank you, Yoav Galant. Because Netanyahu is currently busy trying to undercut the rising fortunes of Zionist Camp leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni, along with his foolish efforts at portraying himself as Mr. Security, it’s very important for the Israeli public to know that military attacks, acts that inflame the situation on the ground, are connected to internal power struggles and electoral considerations. It’s a shame that this is the reality here, but it’s always helpful to hear it from one who knows.
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The UN says its peacekeeping forces deployed to the occupied Golan Heights had seen drones coming from Israel before a recent airstrike by Tel Aviv that killed several Hezbollah members in Syria.
UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the world body’s peacekeepers “observed two unmanned aerial vehicles flying” from the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights and crossing into Syria. “An hour later, smoke was observed coming from the general direction of position 30,” said the UN official, adding that the peacekeeping forces then observed the drones flying over the area of “position 30” and again |
crossing the ceasefire line.
Haq further described the incident as “a violation of the 1974 agreement on disengagement” between the Israeli regime and Syria.
Fresh Tel Aviv assault on Syria
On Sunday, an Israeli military helicopter fired two missiles into Amal Farms in the strategic southwestern city of Quneitra, close to the line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector.
Hezbollah said in a statement that 25-year-old Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh, and five other fighters lost their lives in the fresh Israeli aerial assault against Syria.
Analysts believe the new Israeli assault is yet another attempt by Tel Aviv to change the balance of war in favor of the Takfiri militants fighting against Syria.
The Tel Aviv regime has carried out several airstrikes in Syria since the start of the nearly four-year-old foreign-sponsored militancy there.
Damascus says Tel Aviv and its Western allies are aiding the extremist terror groups operating inside Syria since March 2011.
The Syrian army has repeatedly seized huge quantities of Israeli-made weapons and advanced military equipment from the foreign-backed militants inside the Arab state.
Haq further described the incident as “a violation of the 1974 agreement on disengagement” between the Israeli regime and Syria.
Fresh Tel Aviv assault on Syria
On Sunday, an Israeli military helicopter fired two missiles into Amal Farms in the strategic southwestern city of Quneitra, close to the line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector.
Hezbollah said in a statement that 25-year-old Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh, and five other fighters lost their lives in the fresh Israeli aerial assault against Syria.
Analysts believe the new Israeli assault is yet another attempt by Tel Aviv to change the balance of war in favor of the Takfiri militants fighting against Syria.
The Tel Aviv regime has carried out several airstrikes in Syria since the start of the nearly four-year-old foreign-sponsored militancy there.
Damascus says Tel Aviv and its Western allies are aiding the extremist terror groups operating inside Syria since March 2011.
The Syrian army has repeatedly seized huge quantities of Israeli-made weapons and advanced military equipment from the foreign-backed militants inside the Arab state.
Israel has reportedly deployed batteries of missile interceptors near the borders with Lebanon and Syria as the regime braces for possible retaliation by Hezbollah over a recent deadly Israeli attack on members of the Lebanese resistance movement in Syria.
The Arabic language news channel Sky News said Monday that the Israeli army moved the so-called Iron Dome batteries in the north and raised the alert level in northern military posts.
The Israeli military has not yet commented on the new deployments.
This came after Hezbollah said that six resistance fighters lost their lives in a new Israeli airstrike on the southwestern strategic Syrian city of Quneitra.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Hezbollah said 25-year-old Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of late Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh, and five other fighters lost their lives in the fresh Israeli aerial assault against Syria. They were reportedly on a field reconnaissance mission in Quneitra when an Israeli military helicopter targeted their vehicle.
A source close to Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Monday that the movement’s response to Israel’s deadly attack on members of the resistance would be “painful.”
“The attack against six Hezbollah members will have a painful and unexpected response, but it can be assumed that it will be controlled to prevent an all-out war,” the sources told the Lebanese As-Safir Arabic political daily.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also confirmed the killing of one of its generals in the airstrike.
Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to provide consultation and help the Syrian government and nation counter the Takfiri and Salafi terrorists in the war-stricken country.
The Arabic language news channel Sky News said Monday that the Israeli army moved the so-called Iron Dome batteries in the north and raised the alert level in northern military posts.
The Israeli military has not yet commented on the new deployments.
This came after Hezbollah said that six resistance fighters lost their lives in a new Israeli airstrike on the southwestern strategic Syrian city of Quneitra.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Hezbollah said 25-year-old Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of late Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh, and five other fighters lost their lives in the fresh Israeli aerial assault against Syria. They were reportedly on a field reconnaissance mission in Quneitra when an Israeli military helicopter targeted their vehicle.
A source close to Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Monday that the movement’s response to Israel’s deadly attack on members of the resistance would be “painful.”
“The attack against six Hezbollah members will have a painful and unexpected response, but it can be assumed that it will be controlled to prevent an all-out war,” the sources told the Lebanese As-Safir Arabic political daily.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also confirmed the killing of one of its generals in the airstrike.
Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to provide consultation and help the Syrian government and nation counter the Takfiri and Salafi terrorists in the war-stricken country.
19 jan 2015
Hamas condemned Israel’s murder of six members of the Syria-based Hezbollah group, dubbing the attack a renewed episode in Israel’s incessant war crimes.
Talking exclusively to the PIC, senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardawil said on Sunday evening: “The assassination is another episode in the series of renewed Israeli crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people and Arabs.”
He said the murder is a barefaced proof of Israel’s inherent thirst for bloodshed and of the state of psychosis undergone by the Israeli parties ahead of the electoral race.
The Hamas leader raised alarm bells over the murder, and pushed for taking a tougher line against the Israeli war criminals.
Six members of Hezbollah were killed Sunday after a barrage of rockets was slammed by the Israeli occupation army into Syria, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Israeli strike in the Syrian Golan Heights killed Jihad Moughniyah, the son of the slain top military operative Imad Moughniyah.
The fighters were killed during a field reconnaissance mission in the Mazraat Amal village of Quneitra province, a Hezbollah statement read.
No clarifications have been provided by the Israeli occupation army over the attack, claiming to never comment on pieces of news released by foreign media, in reference to Lebanese outlets.
Talking exclusively to the PIC, senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardawil said on Sunday evening: “The assassination is another episode in the series of renewed Israeli crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people and Arabs.”
He said the murder is a barefaced proof of Israel’s inherent thirst for bloodshed and of the state of psychosis undergone by the Israeli parties ahead of the electoral race.
The Hamas leader raised alarm bells over the murder, and pushed for taking a tougher line against the Israeli war criminals.
Six members of Hezbollah were killed Sunday after a barrage of rockets was slammed by the Israeli occupation army into Syria, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Israeli strike in the Syrian Golan Heights killed Jihad Moughniyah, the son of the slain top military operative Imad Moughniyah.
The fighters were killed during a field reconnaissance mission in the Mazraat Amal village of Quneitra province, a Hezbollah statement read.
No clarifications have been provided by the Israeli occupation army over the attack, claiming to never comment on pieces of news released by foreign media, in reference to Lebanese outlets.
Jihad Moghaniya
The Israeli air force, on Sunday evening, fired missiles targeting a number of fighters from the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, in the Syrian bity of al-Qneitra, killing several fighters, including the son of late Hezbollah leader Imad Mughaniya, who was assassinated by Israel in February of 2008.
The Hezbollah party, headed by Hasan Nasrallah, said that seven of its fighters, including three senior leaders, were killed by Israeli missiles, and that one of slain has been identified as Jihad Moghaniya.
The other six slain fighters are Mahdi Mosawy, Ali Fuad, Hasan al-Ash-hab, Hussein Hasan, Mohammad Issa and Ali Rida.
Hezbollah-run TV in Lebanon, al-Manar, said the Israeli army targeted the fighters while inspecting al-Amal Farms in al-Qneitra.
Israeli Ynet News reported that Major General (res.) Yuav Galant hinted that the assassination, especially the timing of it, was motivated by the upcoming Israeli elections.
Galant said that the timing of the assassination is similar to the assassination of al-Qassam leader in Gaza, Ahmad al-Ja’bari, who was killed by an Israeli missile in 2012.
This assassination was the breaking point that was followed by the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, dubbed by Tel Aviv as “Pillar Of Defense.”
Galant said that al-Ja’abary’s assassination comes just two months ahead of the 2013 Israel election.
He said the move took place as Israel was preparing for general election and, although the army had many previous opportunities to kill him, they did not do so due to timing considerations.
He was serving as general commander of the Southern Command of the Israeli military, prior to the assassination.
The Israeli army claims that the fighters were killed, allegedly, “while planning to attack Israel”.
The assassination comes but a few days after the Hezbollah leader denounced the repeated Israeli strikes against Syria as an ongoing aggression, and that his party, fighting in Syria in cooperation with the Syrian army, has the right to retaliate.
Israeli TV Channel 2 reported, Sunday evening, that Israel believes Hezbollah will retaliate for the assassination, and that the army has stepped-up its readiness in the northern region, close to the border with Syria and Lebanon.
The army estimates that Hezbollah fighters will likely fires mortar shells, and other types of missiles and, at the time of this publication, Israel has reportedly deployed its Iron Dome missile intercepting system in the region..
Although Israel did not officially claim the assassination, Israel Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told Israeli radio that “if Hezbollah says its men were killed in the attack, then let them explain to us what were they doing in Syria to start with”.
Meanwhile, Arabs48 news website also reported that, according to an Israeli security official, the air force targeted fighters in the Al-Qneitra area, allegedly, as they were “planning to attack Israel”.
Syrian sources said that an Israeli drone fired two missiles which led to the death of the Hezbollah fighters.
The area of al-Qneitra is the site of fierce battles between the Syrian army and different armed groups, including fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda.
It is worth mentioning that Imad Moghaniya was assassinated in Damascus, in 2008, and was regarded as one of the most sought fighters by Israel and the United States, for attacks against Israeli and other targets.
The Israeli army is responsible for numerous strikes targeting Syria, including several against military centers and scientific research facilities, leading to dozens of casualties.
Iran general killed with Hezbollah fighters in Israel raid
An Israeli strike on Syria killed an Iranian general, Tehran confirmed Monday, as thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah gathered to bury one of six fighters killed in the same raid.
The attack on Sunday near Quneitra on the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights enraged Hezbollah's supporters, but analysts said the group would avoid a major escalation with Israel.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death of one of their generals in a statement on their website.
"General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi and a number of fighters and Islamic Resistance (Hezbollah) forces were attacked by the Zionist regime's helicopters," it said.
"This brave general and some members of Hezbollah were martyred."
A source close to Hezbollah said six Iranians had been killed in the attack. Hezbollah told AFP that it was not the source of that toll.
Among Hezbollah's dead was Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of an assassinated commander from the group, and Mohammed Issa, a commander responsible for Hezbollah's operations in Syria and Iraq.
Once solely focused on fighting Israel, Hezbollah is now deeply involved in the war in neighboring Syria, where it backs President Bashar Assad.
'Resistance will decide response'
With its forces spread thin, and little appetite in fragile Lebanon for a new conflict with Israel, analysts said Hezbollah would seek to respond to the raid without provoking a full-on war.
On Monday afternoon, thousands of mourners gathered in Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold for Mughniyeh's funeral.
"God willing, the resistance will retaliate but the leadership of the resistance will be the one to decide the nature and timing," said Hassana Sadaqa, as she prepared to pay her respects.
Mourners chanted "Our party is Hezbollah, our leader is Nasrallah" as the coffin was carried through the streets and shots were fired into the air.
Mughniyeh was buried in the same cemetery as his father Imad, who was killed in a 2008 car bombing that Hezbollah blamed on Israel.
As the crowds marched through the streets, residents threw confetti down from their balconies, celebrating what they see as the fighters' "martyrdom."
Hezbollah's al-Manar television said the six were killed as they carried out reconnaissance.
But an Israeli security source said an Israeli helicopter carried our a strike on "terrorists" who were preparing an attack on Israel.
'Israel called Hezbollah's bluff'
The strike came days after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatened to retaliate against Israel for its repeated strikes on targets in Syria and boasted the movement was stronger than ever.
He touted its sophisticated arsenal, including Fateh-110 missiles, which have a range of 200 kilometers (125 miles) or more and are capable of hitting much of Israel.
Analysts said the Israeli strike, days after Nasrallah's bellicose remarks, stood to embarrass Hezbollah.
"What happened is that the Israelis called Hezbollah's bluff last night," said Hilal Khashan, a professor of political science at the American University in Beirut.
But he said Hezbollah's response was likely to be limited "because if it retaliates, it will be another war. Hezbollah is in Syria and it is not ready for another war against Israel."
Walid Charara, an analyst close to Hezbollah, said he had "no doubt" that the group would respond, either from Lebanese or Syrian territory.
Khashan said Hezbollah could resort to small-scale attacks, like a roadside bomb on the ceasefire line with Israel it claimed last year, but would avoid a more serious response.
Speaking to reporters at the funeral, Mahmoud Qmati, a member of Hezbollah's political bureau, said all-out war was unlikely, but that "the war of (limited) strikes, assassinations, and intermittent confrontation continues."
But another Hezbollah official, MP Bilal Farhat, refused to say what might happen next. "Let's wait and see," he said.
Lebanese media weighed the prospect of conflict, with the al-Safir newspaper saying Hezbollah needed something "more than a reply and less than a war."
In Israel, analysts made the same calculation.
"Hezbollah doesn't want a full-fledged war," said Yoram Schweitzer, a former Israeli military counterterrorism chief.
"It has a number of possibilities to respond in different arenas. We assume that it currently does not want full contact," he told AFP.
Israel occupied parts of Lebanon for 22 years until 2000 and the two countries are still technically at war.
In 2006, Israel fought a bloody war against Hezbollah that killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and some 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
Israel strike on Syria 'also killed 6 Iranians'
An Israeli strike on Syria that killed six members of Hezbollah also killed six Iranian solders, including commanders, a source close to the Lebanese Shiite group told AFP on Monday.
"The Israeli strike killed six Iranian soldiers, including commanders, as well as the six members of Hezbollah. They were all in a convoy of three cars," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Israeli air force, on Sunday evening, fired missiles targeting a number of fighters from the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, in the Syrian bity of al-Qneitra, killing several fighters, including the son of late Hezbollah leader Imad Mughaniya, who was assassinated by Israel in February of 2008.
The Hezbollah party, headed by Hasan Nasrallah, said that seven of its fighters, including three senior leaders, were killed by Israeli missiles, and that one of slain has been identified as Jihad Moghaniya.
The other six slain fighters are Mahdi Mosawy, Ali Fuad, Hasan al-Ash-hab, Hussein Hasan, Mohammad Issa and Ali Rida.
Hezbollah-run TV in Lebanon, al-Manar, said the Israeli army targeted the fighters while inspecting al-Amal Farms in al-Qneitra.
Israeli Ynet News reported that Major General (res.) Yuav Galant hinted that the assassination, especially the timing of it, was motivated by the upcoming Israeli elections.
Galant said that the timing of the assassination is similar to the assassination of al-Qassam leader in Gaza, Ahmad al-Ja’bari, who was killed by an Israeli missile in 2012.
This assassination was the breaking point that was followed by the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, dubbed by Tel Aviv as “Pillar Of Defense.”
Galant said that al-Ja’abary’s assassination comes just two months ahead of the 2013 Israel election.
He said the move took place as Israel was preparing for general election and, although the army had many previous opportunities to kill him, they did not do so due to timing considerations.
He was serving as general commander of the Southern Command of the Israeli military, prior to the assassination.
The Israeli army claims that the fighters were killed, allegedly, “while planning to attack Israel”.
The assassination comes but a few days after the Hezbollah leader denounced the repeated Israeli strikes against Syria as an ongoing aggression, and that his party, fighting in Syria in cooperation with the Syrian army, has the right to retaliate.
Israeli TV Channel 2 reported, Sunday evening, that Israel believes Hezbollah will retaliate for the assassination, and that the army has stepped-up its readiness in the northern region, close to the border with Syria and Lebanon.
The army estimates that Hezbollah fighters will likely fires mortar shells, and other types of missiles and, at the time of this publication, Israel has reportedly deployed its Iron Dome missile intercepting system in the region..
Although Israel did not officially claim the assassination, Israel Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told Israeli radio that “if Hezbollah says its men were killed in the attack, then let them explain to us what were they doing in Syria to start with”.
Meanwhile, Arabs48 news website also reported that, according to an Israeli security official, the air force targeted fighters in the Al-Qneitra area, allegedly, as they were “planning to attack Israel”.
Syrian sources said that an Israeli drone fired two missiles which led to the death of the Hezbollah fighters.
The area of al-Qneitra is the site of fierce battles between the Syrian army and different armed groups, including fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda.
It is worth mentioning that Imad Moghaniya was assassinated in Damascus, in 2008, and was regarded as one of the most sought fighters by Israel and the United States, for attacks against Israeli and other targets.
The Israeli army is responsible for numerous strikes targeting Syria, including several against military centers and scientific research facilities, leading to dozens of casualties.
Iran general killed with Hezbollah fighters in Israel raid
An Israeli strike on Syria killed an Iranian general, Tehran confirmed Monday, as thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah gathered to bury one of six fighters killed in the same raid.
The attack on Sunday near Quneitra on the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights enraged Hezbollah's supporters, but analysts said the group would avoid a major escalation with Israel.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death of one of their generals in a statement on their website.
"General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi and a number of fighters and Islamic Resistance (Hezbollah) forces were attacked by the Zionist regime's helicopters," it said.
"This brave general and some members of Hezbollah were martyred."
A source close to Hezbollah said six Iranians had been killed in the attack. Hezbollah told AFP that it was not the source of that toll.
Among Hezbollah's dead was Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of an assassinated commander from the group, and Mohammed Issa, a commander responsible for Hezbollah's operations in Syria and Iraq.
Once solely focused on fighting Israel, Hezbollah is now deeply involved in the war in neighboring Syria, where it backs President Bashar Assad.
'Resistance will decide response'
With its forces spread thin, and little appetite in fragile Lebanon for a new conflict with Israel, analysts said Hezbollah would seek to respond to the raid without provoking a full-on war.
On Monday afternoon, thousands of mourners gathered in Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold for Mughniyeh's funeral.
"God willing, the resistance will retaliate but the leadership of the resistance will be the one to decide the nature and timing," said Hassana Sadaqa, as she prepared to pay her respects.
Mourners chanted "Our party is Hezbollah, our leader is Nasrallah" as the coffin was carried through the streets and shots were fired into the air.
Mughniyeh was buried in the same cemetery as his father Imad, who was killed in a 2008 car bombing that Hezbollah blamed on Israel.
As the crowds marched through the streets, residents threw confetti down from their balconies, celebrating what they see as the fighters' "martyrdom."
Hezbollah's al-Manar television said the six were killed as they carried out reconnaissance.
But an Israeli security source said an Israeli helicopter carried our a strike on "terrorists" who were preparing an attack on Israel.
'Israel called Hezbollah's bluff'
The strike came days after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatened to retaliate against Israel for its repeated strikes on targets in Syria and boasted the movement was stronger than ever.
He touted its sophisticated arsenal, including Fateh-110 missiles, which have a range of 200 kilometers (125 miles) or more and are capable of hitting much of Israel.
Analysts said the Israeli strike, days after Nasrallah's bellicose remarks, stood to embarrass Hezbollah.
"What happened is that the Israelis called Hezbollah's bluff last night," said Hilal Khashan, a professor of political science at the American University in Beirut.
But he said Hezbollah's response was likely to be limited "because if it retaliates, it will be another war. Hezbollah is in Syria and it is not ready for another war against Israel."
Walid Charara, an analyst close to Hezbollah, said he had "no doubt" that the group would respond, either from Lebanese or Syrian territory.
Khashan said Hezbollah could resort to small-scale attacks, like a roadside bomb on the ceasefire line with Israel it claimed last year, but would avoid a more serious response.
Speaking to reporters at the funeral, Mahmoud Qmati, a member of Hezbollah's political bureau, said all-out war was unlikely, but that "the war of (limited) strikes, assassinations, and intermittent confrontation continues."
But another Hezbollah official, MP Bilal Farhat, refused to say what might happen next. "Let's wait and see," he said.
Lebanese media weighed the prospect of conflict, with the al-Safir newspaper saying Hezbollah needed something "more than a reply and less than a war."
In Israel, analysts made the same calculation.
"Hezbollah doesn't want a full-fledged war," said Yoram Schweitzer, a former Israeli military counterterrorism chief.
"It has a number of possibilities to respond in different arenas. We assume that it currently does not want full contact," he told AFP.
Israel occupied parts of Lebanon for 22 years until 2000 and the two countries are still technically at war.
In 2006, Israel fought a bloody war against Hezbollah that killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and some 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
Israel strike on Syria 'also killed 6 Iranians'
An Israeli strike on Syria that killed six members of Hezbollah also killed six Iranian solders, including commanders, a source close to the Lebanese Shiite group told AFP on Monday.
"The Israeli strike killed six Iranian soldiers, including commanders, as well as the six members of Hezbollah. They were all in a convoy of three cars," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
17 jan 2015
A military helicopter gunship operated by the Israeli army has struck a village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Israeli helicopter fired two missiles into Amal Farms in the strategic southwestern city of Quneitra, situated some 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the capital, Damascus, on Sunday. Two remote-controlled reconnaissance drones buzzed overhead as the airborne assault took place.
There were no immediate reports on possible damage or casualties.
The Tel Aviv regime has carried out several airstrikes in Syria since the start of the nearly four-year-old foreign-backed militancy there.
Earlier last month, Israeli military aircraft pounded areas near Damascus International Airport and in the town of Dimas, located 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) northwest of Damascus.
Israeli warplanes also targeted three areas, including the Dimas airport, in May 2013.
Recent documents have disclosed that hundreds of wounded militants fighting against the Syrian government have been receiving medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.
According to the documents from Israeli hospitals, Israel’s army paid USD 10 million up until September 2014 for the costs of treatment to the foreign-sponsored militants injured during battles with Syrian government forces.
Damascus says Tel Aviv and its Western allies are aiding al-Qaeda-linked militant groups operating inside Syria.
The Syrian army has repeatedly seized huge quantities of Israeli-made weapons and advanced military equipment from the foreign-backed militants inside Syria.
The country has been grappling with a foreign-backed deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence has so far claimed the lives of nearly 200,000 people, according to the UN.
The Israeli helicopter fired two missiles into Amal Farms in the strategic southwestern city of Quneitra, situated some 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the capital, Damascus, on Sunday. Two remote-controlled reconnaissance drones buzzed overhead as the airborne assault took place.
There were no immediate reports on possible damage or casualties.
The Tel Aviv regime has carried out several airstrikes in Syria since the start of the nearly four-year-old foreign-backed militancy there.
Earlier last month, Israeli military aircraft pounded areas near Damascus International Airport and in the town of Dimas, located 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) northwest of Damascus.
Israeli warplanes also targeted three areas, including the Dimas airport, in May 2013.
Recent documents have disclosed that hundreds of wounded militants fighting against the Syrian government have been receiving medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.
According to the documents from Israeli hospitals, Israel’s army paid USD 10 million up until September 2014 for the costs of treatment to the foreign-sponsored militants injured during battles with Syrian government forces.
Damascus says Tel Aviv and its Western allies are aiding al-Qaeda-linked militant groups operating inside Syria.
The Syrian army has repeatedly seized huge quantities of Israeli-made weapons and advanced military equipment from the foreign-backed militants inside Syria.
The country has been grappling with a foreign-backed deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence has so far claimed the lives of nearly 200,000 people, according to the UN.
3 jan 2015
The Syrian regime forces arrested last Wednesday six Palestinian refugees at a makeshift checkpoint in Khan Sheikh refugee camp in Damascus, the Working Group for Palestinian Refugees in Syria revealed in a statement on Friday night.
Another Palestinian youth, from Khan Sheikh camp, has been missing for two weeks. No information is available about his whereabouts.
Eyewitnesses said that the camp was subjected to fierce bombing by the Syrian regime forces which led to a state of panic among the refugees who are already suffering from very difficult living conditions.
Tight security measures were imposed at the entry to the refugee camp, where many vehicle carrying material supplies were searched and prevented from having access into it.
Things are not better in Yarmouk refugee camp as nearly 20 thousand Palestinian refugees are still subjected to tight siege for more than 545 consecutive days.
The working group said that 158 Palestinians were starved to death in 2014 in Yarmouk camp.
Since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution, 2596 Palestinians were killed including 157 women.
283 refugees died under torture, 268 refugees were killed by sniper fire, while 84 refugees were executed and 984 refugees were killed during continued shelling, according to the group.
Another Palestinian youth, from Khan Sheikh camp, has been missing for two weeks. No information is available about his whereabouts.
Eyewitnesses said that the camp was subjected to fierce bombing by the Syrian regime forces which led to a state of panic among the refugees who are already suffering from very difficult living conditions.
Tight security measures were imposed at the entry to the refugee camp, where many vehicle carrying material supplies were searched and prevented from having access into it.
Things are not better in Yarmouk refugee camp as nearly 20 thousand Palestinian refugees are still subjected to tight siege for more than 545 consecutive days.
The working group said that 158 Palestinians were starved to death in 2014 in Yarmouk camp.
Since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution, 2596 Palestinians were killed including 157 women.
283 refugees died under torture, 268 refugees were killed by sniper fire, while 84 refugees were executed and 984 refugees were killed during continued shelling, according to the group.
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