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Fast Forward ISIS Rocket Launcher Aimed At Syria Strikes Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel struck the rocket launcher in Syria used to shoot two rockets at Israel that landed in the Sea of Galilee. The area near the launcher also was targeted with artillery equipment on Wednesday night. according to the IDF. The destroyed rocket launcher and several soldiers killed in the attack were members…
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Community Can Syrians Find Political Asylum In Israel?
A version of this article originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. The first text message arrived on July 2, and it was frantic. “I expect our area to be handed over to the criminal [Assad regime] in a very humiliating agreement,” my contact wrote. “I am one of those people who will not be…
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Opinion Why Do Israelis Care So Much About Syrians But Not About Palestinians?
On Saturday night, the Israeli Defense Forces released footage of a rescue operation, in which over 400 humanitarian aid workers in Syria, known as White Helmets, were evacuated by Israel along with their families and ferried through the Golan Heights to safety in Jordan. It’s not the first time Israel has engaged in humanitarian efforts…
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Fast Forward Israel Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet Entering Israeli Airspace
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel fired two Patriot missiles at a Syrian fighter jet that penetrated more than a mile into Israeli airspace. The plane, a Russian-made Sukhoi model fighter jet, was shot down on Tuesday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. It was not immediately confirmed if the jet’s two pilots ejected…
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Fast Forward Israel Rescues Hundreds Of Syrian ‘White Helmet’ Humanitarian Volunteers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel rescued some 800 members of a Syrian humanitarian organization and their families from southern Syria. The members of the Syrian Civil Defense, more commonly known as the White Helmets, were evacuated overnight Saturday and transferred through Israeli to Jordan, according to Reuters. “Following an Israeli Government directive and at the request…
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Fast Forward Israeli Jets Strike Iranian Chemical Weapons Research Site In Syria: Report
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An airstrike on an Iranian chemical weapons research site in Syria is being blamed on Israel. The airstrike on Sunday evening was first reported by the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The airstrike took place near Masyaf in northwest Syria. The Observatory said that “sources confirmed that the explosions were caused…
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Fast Forward Who’s Thrilled With The Helsinki Summit, Besides Russia? Israel.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both said they will work to ensure Israel’s security, the New York Post reported. During the summit in Helsinki on Monday, Putin called for “full compliance” with the 1974 Israel-Syria Separation of Forces Agreement, which secures the Golan Heights border. “This will bring peace to the Golan…
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Fast Forward Waving White Flags, Syrian Crowd Turned Away By Israel
Dozens of Syrians approached the Israeli frontier on the Golan Heights on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to seek help or sanctuary from a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive, before turning back after a warning from Israeli forces. Tens of thousands of Syrians have arrived near the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in the past…
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