A close call for Israel
April 30, 2021
A Syrian surface-to-air missile fired at an Israeli Air Force fighter jet that had been involved in airstrikes on targets in Syria exploded in Israel’s southern Negev region early on Thursday.
Warning sirens went off in the region of the Bedouin village of Abu Qrenat, in the northwest Negev, the Israel Defense Forces said. Residents in the south and in Jerusalem reported hearing a loud blast, according to a report by Mako.
Iran could have been targeting Israel’s nuclear facility in Dimona, which is close to the site of the explosion.
Soon afterward, the IAF “struck the battery from wh.
The chief of staff of Iran s armed forces has hinted at Tehran s possible involvement in a missile strike which targeted a secret Israeli nuclear site.
General Mohammed Hussein Bagheri described such operations as a response to Israeli aggression in the region, aimed at bringing Tel Aviv s leaders back to their senses .
General Bagheri spoke to reporters at the sidelines of an event to commemorate the recent death of high-ranking general Mohammed Hejazi, who served deputy leader of the elite Quds force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
In comments reported by state media, he condemned Israeli raids in Syria, which mostly target Iranian and Lebanese Hezbollah forces as well as government troops, and suspected Israeli strikes on vessels carrying Iranian oil bound for Syria.
Syrian missile lands near Israel nuke site
Syrian missile lands near Israel nuke site
Agencies / Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 06:00 IST
Israel launches strikes against Syria in retaliation; tension between the countries escalates, pointing at potential Iranian involvement
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Israeli army has said that a Syrian anti-aircraft missile exploded near a
nuclear facility in Dimona city, missing its target. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. In response, it said it attacked the missile launcher and air-defense systems in neighbouring Syria.
The Israeli army spokesman identified the projectile as an SA-5 surface-to-air missile fired by Syrian forces against Israeli aircraft. But it overflew its target to reach Dimona, the Negev desert town, he said.
Israel attacks targets near Damascus
Israel launched a missile attack on targets in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, injuring four soldiers.
| 23 April 2021 6:24 AM GMT
Israel launched a missile attack on targets in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, injuring four soldiers, state TV reported. The Israeli attack was launched from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Xinhua news agency quoted the state TV report as saying citing a military source. It added that the Syrian air defences responded to the attack, destroying most of the missiles. Residents in the capital heard the air defences firing while tracing the Israeli targets in the sky. Media said the move was in response to the launch of a Syrian missile earlier in the day, which fell in the Negev desert, not far from Isreal s Negev Nuclear Research Centre. The previous Syrian attack set off air raid sirens in the village of Abu Qrenat, several kilometres away from Israel s Ne
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April 23, 2021
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military struck multiple Syrian targets after a missile targeted southern Israel near a secretive nuclear site at Dimona, the army said early Thursday. A surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to Israel´s southern Negev, the Israeli Defence Force tweeted. In response, we struck the battery from which the missile was launched and additional surface-to-air batteries in Syria, they added.
Syrian state media outlet Sana said the Israeli fire came from the Golan Heights and was targeted towards positions in the vicinity of Damascus . While there were no immediate reports of any Israeli wounded or physical damage, sirens sounded earlier near Abu Qrenat village, in the vicinity of the Dimona nuclear site. Israel has never disclosed its nuclear arsenal, but foreign experts claim the Jewish state has between 100 to 300 nuclear warheads.