RAW VIDEO: Israel Bombs Syria For Second Time In 2 Days
RAW VIDEO AS BOMBS STRIKE SYRIA
Massive Explosion at Military Research Facility
Watch at the 20 second mark.
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ISRAEL BOMBS SYRIA AGAIN
Good report from ABC News on the second strike within 48 hours.
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Syria warns Israel of 'surprise' retaliation
Egypt's president is no fan of the Syrian government, but even his office has condemned Israel for allegedly carrying out more air strikes inside Syria. Syria itself believes Israel is actually helping the rebels. Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from Jerusalem. May 5
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FIRST BOMBING WAS FRIDAY
Advanced Missile Shipments Bombed by Israel
Israel has confirmed its warplanes have carried out an air strike into Syria. Unnamed Israeli officials said the target was a shipment of missiles believed to have been bound for Hezbollah militants in neighbouring Lebanon. Previous reports that planes had struck a Syrian chemical weapons factory have been denied. The strike took place on Friday and was apparently launched from Lebanese airspace.
GAME CHANGING BOMBS
On Friday Israeli warplanes bomb 'advanced missiles shipment' in Syria after fears arms could be sent to Lebanon's Hezbollah.
- The weapons were 'game-changing' say Israel officials
- Warehouse appears to have been hit in raid by jets
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Israeli air force shoots down drone
April 26
Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli warplane shot down a drone as it approached the country's northern coast. Lebanon's Hezbollah militants are suspected of sending the unmanned drone aircraft into Israeli airspace.
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A MUST WATCH
Moment of Damascus explosion as store disintegrates
This video from last week is not related to the Israeli bombings.
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The Syrian government accused Israel of effectively helping al Qaeda Islamist "terrorists" and said the strikes "open the door to all possibilities"; but Israeli officials said that, as in January, they were calculating Assad would not pick a fight with a well-armed neighbor while facing defeat at home.
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