1 aug 2019
Israeli military has launched a missile at an area in Syria's southwestern province of Quneitra near the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that the projectile slammed into the small village of Tal Bariqa, and that the attack left no casualties.
The report added that the missile strike caused only material damage.
A spokesperson for the Israeli army said it does not comment on foreign reports.
Meanwhile, the London-based so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that forces loyal to the Syrian government were present in the area of the attack, though it did not report any casualties.
The Syrian province of Quneitra includes the Golan Heights, most of which has been occupied and annexed by Israel despite the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime.
Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes in Syria, including in the area of the Golan Heights, most of them against what the Tel Aviv regime claims to be positions of pro-Syrian forces.
The state-run al-Ikhbariyah Syria television news network said in a newsflash early on June 24 that several civilians had lost their lives and sustained injuries, when Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike against a strategic area in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a.
The report added that the air raid was directed on Tel Haraa, which overlooks the occupied Golan Heights.
Tel Haraa was for many years a major Russian military radar outpost, until foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants overran it in 2014. Syrian government forces managed to establish full control over the strategic area last year.
Syria has called on the United Nations to adopt necessary measures to stop Israel’s repeated acts of military aggression on the Arab country.
On July 2, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates urged the UN action against Israel after Israeli warplanes fired missiles at areas in the capital, Damascus, and its countryside as well as the central province of Homs at 12.35 a.m. local time from Lebanese airspace the previous day.
Four people, including a baby, were killed and 21 others were injured, most of them women and children, in the attack.
In two identical letters to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the head of the UN Security Council, the ministry slammed the air raids as a “flagrant violation” of UNSC Resolution 350 of 1974 on the disengagement of forces between the two sides.
It noted that the attacks were aimed at prolonging the crisis in Syria.
Tel Aviv would not have been able to push ahead with such a “dangerous hostile approach” if it had not been for the US administration’s “unwavering support” as well as the regime’s “immunity from punishment” provided by Washington and certain Security Council members.
Back on June 30, Israeli missile strikes against Homs as well as the suburbs of Damascus also left four civilians, including a child, dead. SANA reported that several people were also injured in the Israeli aerial assaults.
A Syrian military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at the time that the aggression had targeted military sites.
Russia announced in a statement issued in early July that it took serious issue with Israeli military aggression against Syria.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow believes that the assaults could pose a threat to regional stability.
Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that the projectile slammed into the small village of Tal Bariqa, and that the attack left no casualties.
The report added that the missile strike caused only material damage.
A spokesperson for the Israeli army said it does not comment on foreign reports.
Meanwhile, the London-based so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that forces loyal to the Syrian government were present in the area of the attack, though it did not report any casualties.
The Syrian province of Quneitra includes the Golan Heights, most of which has been occupied and annexed by Israel despite the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime.
Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes in Syria, including in the area of the Golan Heights, most of them against what the Tel Aviv regime claims to be positions of pro-Syrian forces.
The state-run al-Ikhbariyah Syria television news network said in a newsflash early on June 24 that several civilians had lost their lives and sustained injuries, when Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike against a strategic area in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a.
The report added that the air raid was directed on Tel Haraa, which overlooks the occupied Golan Heights.
Tel Haraa was for many years a major Russian military radar outpost, until foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants overran it in 2014. Syrian government forces managed to establish full control over the strategic area last year.
Syria has called on the United Nations to adopt necessary measures to stop Israel’s repeated acts of military aggression on the Arab country.
On July 2, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates urged the UN action against Israel after Israeli warplanes fired missiles at areas in the capital, Damascus, and its countryside as well as the central province of Homs at 12.35 a.m. local time from Lebanese airspace the previous day.
Four people, including a baby, were killed and 21 others were injured, most of them women and children, in the attack.
In two identical letters to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the head of the UN Security Council, the ministry slammed the air raids as a “flagrant violation” of UNSC Resolution 350 of 1974 on the disengagement of forces between the two sides.
It noted that the attacks were aimed at prolonging the crisis in Syria.
Tel Aviv would not have been able to push ahead with such a “dangerous hostile approach” if it had not been for the US administration’s “unwavering support” as well as the regime’s “immunity from punishment” provided by Washington and certain Security Council members.
Back on June 30, Israeli missile strikes against Homs as well as the suburbs of Damascus also left four civilians, including a child, dead. SANA reported that several people were also injured in the Israeli aerial assaults.
A Syrian military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at the time that the aggression had targeted military sites.
Russia announced in a statement issued in early July that it took serious issue with Israeli military aggression against Syria.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow believes that the assaults could pose a threat to regional stability.
24 july 2019
Several civilians have lost their lives and sustained injuries when Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike against a strategic area in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a, north of the border with Jordan.
The state-run al-Ikhbariyah Syria television news network said in a newsflash that the air raid took place early on Wednesday and was directed on Tel Haraa, which overlook the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Syria’s official news agency SANA later reported that the attack was launched at around 1:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2230 GMT Tuesday).
Tel Haraa was for many years a major Russian military radar outpost, until foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants overran it in 2014. Syrian government forces managed to establish full control over the strategic area last year.
On Monday, Syrian air defense systems thwarted ‘hostile' fire in Syria’s western-central province of Hama.
The state-run television network reported that explosions were heard in the city of Masyaf, and were a result of shells launched by militant groups.
Masyaf is known to be one of the places, where Russian long range and surface-to-air S-300 missile systems are deployed.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups that are wreaking havoc in the country.
In recent months, foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists have been suffering heavy defeats in battles against Syrian government forces, backed by the Russian air force and Iranian military advisers.
Israel frequently attacks positions inside Syria in what is considered as an attempt to prop up anti-Damascus terrorists.
The state-run al-Ikhbariyah Syria television news network said in a newsflash that the air raid took place early on Wednesday and was directed on Tel Haraa, which overlook the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Syria’s official news agency SANA later reported that the attack was launched at around 1:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2230 GMT Tuesday).
Tel Haraa was for many years a major Russian military radar outpost, until foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants overran it in 2014. Syrian government forces managed to establish full control over the strategic area last year.
On Monday, Syrian air defense systems thwarted ‘hostile' fire in Syria’s western-central province of Hama.
The state-run television network reported that explosions were heard in the city of Masyaf, and were a result of shells launched by militant groups.
Masyaf is known to be one of the places, where Russian long range and surface-to-air S-300 missile systems are deployed.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups that are wreaking havoc in the country.
In recent months, foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists have been suffering heavy defeats in battles against Syrian government forces, backed by the Russian air force and Iranian military advisers.
Israel frequently attacks positions inside Syria in what is considered as an attempt to prop up anti-Damascus terrorists.
1 july 2019
An Israeli missile aggression against Syria's Homs and the suburbs of Damascus has killed a number of civilians, including a kid, the official news agency SANA reported.
State media put the number of victims at four. Many others have also been injured in the Israeli aggression, the report by SANA said.
The Syrian air defense earlier said its forces had shot down three missiles launched by Israeli warplanes on Sunday night from Lebanese airspace towards some Syrian sites.
SANA quoted a military source as saying that the aggression targeted military sites in Homs and the suburbs of Damascus.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also claimed that the strikes had targeted a research center and a military airport west of the city of Homs.
Following the explosions near Damascus, Israeli jet fighters reportedly flied at low altitudes in the Lebanese airspace.
The Israeli regime launches airstrikes on the Syrian territory from time to time. Such aggressive moves are usually viewed as attempts to prop up terrorist groups suffering defeats at the hands of Syrian government forces.
Israel used to be very careful with its operations over Syria after Russia equipped Damascus with the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles in October 2018.
However, US President Donald Trump's recent decision to recognize the “Israeli sovereignty” over the Syrian territories of Golan Heights has seemingly emboldened Tel Aviv to launch new aggression on the Arab country.
At least 15 dead in Israeli attack on Syria
Former Israeli intelligence chief warns Iran may react brazenly following successful downing of U.S. drone in the Gulf of Oman last week, that did not prompt an American military response
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports nine Syrian and foreign pro-government militia members among the dead as well as six civilians in multiple israeli attacks on targets around Homs and Damascus as well as the Syrian border with Lebanon.
Israeli warplanes fired missiles from Lebanese airspace targeting military positions in the central province of Homs and suburbs of Damascus, said Syrian state news agency SANA, adding that Syrian air defense forces opened fire toward the Israeli missiles.
SANA said the dead included a baby and that other children were among the wounded in the town of Sahnaya, southwest of Damascus.
The Syrian London based Observatory for Human Rights reported Israeli jets and naval gunships attacked at least ten Syrian government targets among them a research facility and Hezbollah bases near the Syrian- Lebanon border and that fires broke out as a result of the attack.
Lebanese Al Mayadeen television reported one of the targets hit was the town of Al-Kiswah near Damascus where that had been targeted by Israel in the past and contain weapons depot.
Israel does not usually comment on reports concerning its strikes in neighboring Syria, though it has recently acknowledged striking Iranian targets there.
On June 12, Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian army position in the country's south.
For years, Israel has remained largely silent about its attacks against Iran and its Shiite proxies operating in neighboring Syria. But in recent months, military and political leaders have become increasingly outspoken about these activities.
Former intelligence chief and Director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) told Ynet Monday, that the attack attributed to Israel demonstrates Russian understanding of Israel's security concerns in Syria.
Yadlin also highlighted the fact that Iranian and Hezbollah forces are still entrenched in the Damascus area despite earlier Russian promises to remove them.
Asked about what if any Iranian response can be expected, Yadlin noted that Iran may be more brazen now, following their successful downing of a U.S. military drone in the Gulf of Oman last week, and the failure of the United States to react militarily.
Israel should in any case be prepared for an Iranian response, he said and expressed the hope that an escalation in tensions can be averted.
The Israeli intelligence company ImageSat reported Sunday the Russian made S-300 batteries were already operational near the town of Masyaf in northern Syria where according to media reports, Israel had attacked in the past.
Meanwhile an object believed to be part of a Russian made missile hit northern Cyprus overnight, Turkish Cypriot foreign minister Kudret Ozersay said on Monday.
"The first assessment is that a Russian-made missile, which was part of the air defense system that took place last night in the face of an air strike against Syria, completed its range and fell into our country after it missed," Ozersay said in a social media post.
The object hit a mountainside north of the capital Nicosia.
State media put the number of victims at four. Many others have also been injured in the Israeli aggression, the report by SANA said.
The Syrian air defense earlier said its forces had shot down three missiles launched by Israeli warplanes on Sunday night from Lebanese airspace towards some Syrian sites.
SANA quoted a military source as saying that the aggression targeted military sites in Homs and the suburbs of Damascus.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also claimed that the strikes had targeted a research center and a military airport west of the city of Homs.
Following the explosions near Damascus, Israeli jet fighters reportedly flied at low altitudes in the Lebanese airspace.
The Israeli regime launches airstrikes on the Syrian territory from time to time. Such aggressive moves are usually viewed as attempts to prop up terrorist groups suffering defeats at the hands of Syrian government forces.
Israel used to be very careful with its operations over Syria after Russia equipped Damascus with the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles in October 2018.
However, US President Donald Trump's recent decision to recognize the “Israeli sovereignty” over the Syrian territories of Golan Heights has seemingly emboldened Tel Aviv to launch new aggression on the Arab country.
At least 15 dead in Israeli attack on Syria
Former Israeli intelligence chief warns Iran may react brazenly following successful downing of U.S. drone in the Gulf of Oman last week, that did not prompt an American military response
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports nine Syrian and foreign pro-government militia members among the dead as well as six civilians in multiple israeli attacks on targets around Homs and Damascus as well as the Syrian border with Lebanon.
Israeli warplanes fired missiles from Lebanese airspace targeting military positions in the central province of Homs and suburbs of Damascus, said Syrian state news agency SANA, adding that Syrian air defense forces opened fire toward the Israeli missiles.
SANA said the dead included a baby and that other children were among the wounded in the town of Sahnaya, southwest of Damascus.
The Syrian London based Observatory for Human Rights reported Israeli jets and naval gunships attacked at least ten Syrian government targets among them a research facility and Hezbollah bases near the Syrian- Lebanon border and that fires broke out as a result of the attack.
Lebanese Al Mayadeen television reported one of the targets hit was the town of Al-Kiswah near Damascus where that had been targeted by Israel in the past and contain weapons depot.
Israel does not usually comment on reports concerning its strikes in neighboring Syria, though it has recently acknowledged striking Iranian targets there.
On June 12, Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian army position in the country's south.
For years, Israel has remained largely silent about its attacks against Iran and its Shiite proxies operating in neighboring Syria. But in recent months, military and political leaders have become increasingly outspoken about these activities.
Former intelligence chief and Director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) told Ynet Monday, that the attack attributed to Israel demonstrates Russian understanding of Israel's security concerns in Syria.
Yadlin also highlighted the fact that Iranian and Hezbollah forces are still entrenched in the Damascus area despite earlier Russian promises to remove them.
Asked about what if any Iranian response can be expected, Yadlin noted that Iran may be more brazen now, following their successful downing of a U.S. military drone in the Gulf of Oman last week, and the failure of the United States to react militarily.
Israel should in any case be prepared for an Iranian response, he said and expressed the hope that an escalation in tensions can be averted.
The Israeli intelligence company ImageSat reported Sunday the Russian made S-300 batteries were already operational near the town of Masyaf in northern Syria where according to media reports, Israel had attacked in the past.
Meanwhile an object believed to be part of a Russian made missile hit northern Cyprus overnight, Turkish Cypriot foreign minister Kudret Ozersay said on Monday.
"The first assessment is that a Russian-made missile, which was part of the air defense system that took place last night in the face of an air strike against Syria, completed its range and fell into our country after it missed," Ozersay said in a social media post.
The object hit a mountainside north of the capital Nicosia.
16 june 2019
The new settlement, which will be known as Trump Heights, is inaugurated at a special cabinet meeting convened by Netanyahu at the Golan, the Israeli sovereignty of which was recognized by the American president over 2 months ago
The Trump name graces apartment towers, hotels and golf courses. Now it is the namesake of a tiny Jewish settlement in the Golan Heights.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet convened in this hamlet Sunday to announce the inauguration of a new settlement named after President Donald Trump, who acknowledged Israel's rule over the Golan in April, shortly after the recognition was signed in Washington.
"It's absolutely beautiful," said U.S. Ambassador David Friedman, who attended Sunday's ceremony. Noting that Trump celebrated his birthday on Friday, he said: "I can't think of a more appropriate and a more beautiful birthday present."
"Few things are more important to the security of the state of Israel than permanent sovereignty over the Golan Heights," Friedman said. "It is simply obvious, it is indisputable and beyond any reasonable debate."
Addressing the ceremony, Netanyahu called Trump a "great friend" of Israel and described the Golan, which overlooks northern Israel, as an important strategic asset.
"The Golan Heights was and will always be an inseparable part of our country and homeland," he said.
The settlement will be known as “Ramat Trump,” or Trump Heights. Israel hopes the community will attract a wave of people to what is currently little more than an isolated outpost - known as Beruchim - with just 10 residents.
The community was established in 1991, by then-housing minister Ariel Sharon, who sent a group of new immigrants from the Soviet Union to live there. It was established near Qela and meant to be a thriving extension of it, but failed to live up to the expectations.
Residents of Qela were outraged about the decision to change their existing community's name, and hung signs protesting the move on their entrance gate, apparently under the impression the entire perimeter of Qela and Beruchim will become the new Trump community.
However, it was later clarified that the new settlement will not replace Qela, but rather built on top of Beruchim; a draft plan already exists and offers 110 new homes be built in Beruchim, that will house both religious and secular residents.
Rosa Zhernakov, a resident of Bruchim since 1991, said the community was excited by Sunday's decision.
"We hope it will benefit the Golan Heights," she said, standing outside her bungalow on one of Bruchim's few streets. She said the revitalization of the settlement will mean "more security" for residents from any possible return of the Golan Heights to Syria as part of a future peace treaty.
Vladimir Belotserkovsky , 75, another veteran resident, said he welcomed any move to build up the settlement. "We certainly thank, and I personally, am satisfied by the fact that they're founding the new settlement named for Trump," he said.
Zvi Hauser, an opposition lawmaker who formerly served as Netanyahu's cabinet secretary, called Sunday's ceremony a cheap PR stunt. "There's no funding, no planning, no location, and there's no real binding decision," he said.
Israeli Government Establishes ‘Trump Heights’ Development on Stolen Land in Golan
In a move aimed at gaining more support from the already-enthusiastic Donald Trump for their policies of land expropriation and expansion, Israeli authorities on Sunday established a new development they coined “Trump Heights”, with Binyamin Netanyahu presiding over the unveiling ceremony alongside U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
The location for the new colony is on land stolen by Israel from Syria in the 1967 war, an area known as the Golan Heights, and illegally occupied by the Israeli military since that time. Donald Trump recently announced that he recognizes Israel’s claim to the territory – despite no internationally-recognized treaty or agreement ever having been signed ceding the territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a ceremony on the site on Sunday, renaming the colonial settlement of Bruchim to ‘Trump Heights’.
In his statement, Netanyahu said, “We are going to do two things — establish a new community on the Golan Heights, something that has not been done for many years. This is an act of Zionism and it is paramount. The second thing is to honor our friend, a very great friend of the State of Israel — President Donald Trump, who recently recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.”
Next to Netanyahu stood David Friedman, the Trump-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Israel who has long been criticized for his blatant support of Israel’s illegal annexation of neighboring territory (including heading an organization in the U.S. that helps to fund this illegal colonization activity).
Friedman has also been criticized for a complete absence of diplomatic experience — his only apparent qualifications for the job of Ambassador being his work as Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer and his virulent support for Zionist expansionist politics.
“It’s absolutely beautiful,” said Friedman, adding, “I can’t think of a more appropriate and a more beautiful birthday present [for Donald Trump, who just had a birthday].”
Israeli journalists have pointed out that the ceremony is likely little more than a political maneuver aimed at feeding Donald Trump’s ego, since no action has actually been taken to establish the colony.
If action were taken to settle the area with Israeli civilians, it would be a direct violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the obligations of an occupying power.
The Trump name graces apartment towers, hotels and golf courses. Now it is the namesake of a tiny Jewish settlement in the Golan Heights.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet convened in this hamlet Sunday to announce the inauguration of a new settlement named after President Donald Trump, who acknowledged Israel's rule over the Golan in April, shortly after the recognition was signed in Washington.
"It's absolutely beautiful," said U.S. Ambassador David Friedman, who attended Sunday's ceremony. Noting that Trump celebrated his birthday on Friday, he said: "I can't think of a more appropriate and a more beautiful birthday present."
"Few things are more important to the security of the state of Israel than permanent sovereignty over the Golan Heights," Friedman said. "It is simply obvious, it is indisputable and beyond any reasonable debate."
Addressing the ceremony, Netanyahu called Trump a "great friend" of Israel and described the Golan, which overlooks northern Israel, as an important strategic asset.
"The Golan Heights was and will always be an inseparable part of our country and homeland," he said.
The settlement will be known as “Ramat Trump,” or Trump Heights. Israel hopes the community will attract a wave of people to what is currently little more than an isolated outpost - known as Beruchim - with just 10 residents.
The community was established in 1991, by then-housing minister Ariel Sharon, who sent a group of new immigrants from the Soviet Union to live there. It was established near Qela and meant to be a thriving extension of it, but failed to live up to the expectations.
Residents of Qela were outraged about the decision to change their existing community's name, and hung signs protesting the move on their entrance gate, apparently under the impression the entire perimeter of Qela and Beruchim will become the new Trump community.
However, it was later clarified that the new settlement will not replace Qela, but rather built on top of Beruchim; a draft plan already exists and offers 110 new homes be built in Beruchim, that will house both religious and secular residents.
Rosa Zhernakov, a resident of Bruchim since 1991, said the community was excited by Sunday's decision.
"We hope it will benefit the Golan Heights," she said, standing outside her bungalow on one of Bruchim's few streets. She said the revitalization of the settlement will mean "more security" for residents from any possible return of the Golan Heights to Syria as part of a future peace treaty.
Vladimir Belotserkovsky , 75, another veteran resident, said he welcomed any move to build up the settlement. "We certainly thank, and I personally, am satisfied by the fact that they're founding the new settlement named for Trump," he said.
Zvi Hauser, an opposition lawmaker who formerly served as Netanyahu's cabinet secretary, called Sunday's ceremony a cheap PR stunt. "There's no funding, no planning, no location, and there's no real binding decision," he said.
Israeli Government Establishes ‘Trump Heights’ Development on Stolen Land in Golan
In a move aimed at gaining more support from the already-enthusiastic Donald Trump for their policies of land expropriation and expansion, Israeli authorities on Sunday established a new development they coined “Trump Heights”, with Binyamin Netanyahu presiding over the unveiling ceremony alongside U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
The location for the new colony is on land stolen by Israel from Syria in the 1967 war, an area known as the Golan Heights, and illegally occupied by the Israeli military since that time. Donald Trump recently announced that he recognizes Israel’s claim to the territory – despite no internationally-recognized treaty or agreement ever having been signed ceding the territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a ceremony on the site on Sunday, renaming the colonial settlement of Bruchim to ‘Trump Heights’.
In his statement, Netanyahu said, “We are going to do two things — establish a new community on the Golan Heights, something that has not been done for many years. This is an act of Zionism and it is paramount. The second thing is to honor our friend, a very great friend of the State of Israel — President Donald Trump, who recently recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.”
Next to Netanyahu stood David Friedman, the Trump-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Israel who has long been criticized for his blatant support of Israel’s illegal annexation of neighboring territory (including heading an organization in the U.S. that helps to fund this illegal colonization activity).
Friedman has also been criticized for a complete absence of diplomatic experience — his only apparent qualifications for the job of Ambassador being his work as Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer and his virulent support for Zionist expansionist politics.
“It’s absolutely beautiful,” said Friedman, adding, “I can’t think of a more appropriate and a more beautiful birthday present [for Donald Trump, who just had a birthday].”
Israeli journalists have pointed out that the ceremony is likely little more than a political maneuver aimed at feeding Donald Trump’s ego, since no action has actually been taken to establish the colony.
If action were taken to settle the area with Israeli civilians, it would be a direct violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the obligations of an occupying power.
