Tensions on the rise between Israel and Syria
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On March 19, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that Israel would destroy Syrian air defense systems without hesitation if they fire upon Israeli fighter jets. The statement came a day after Israeli jets bombed a weapons convoy destined for Hezbollah. Syria claimed that the jets bombed sites near Palmyra and that they successfully shot down an Israeli plane, which Israel denied.
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