Hezbollah: Last Week’s Missile Attack – Response to Israel Aggression in Syria
SputnikNews.com
14.05.2018
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stated that the last week’s attack on the territory of Israeli-occupied Golan Heights marked the start of a ” completely new stage”, Reuters reported.
Last week Israel Defense Forces warplanes raided alleged Iranian positions in Syria, firing dozens of rockets into the Syrian territory in response to a bombardment of allegedly Iranian rockets.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 28 Israeli F-15 and F-16 fighter jets carried out the strikes, with more than 60 air-to-ground missiles fired over several parts of Syria, half of them being downed. Israel also fired more than 10 tactical ground-to-ground missiles.
Hezbollah is a Lebanon-based Shia movement founded in the 1980s which has repeatedly been engaged in military conflicts with Israel. The group supports incumbent Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is a representative of the Alawites, a Syrian Shia minority. The group is designated by the United States, Israel, and several Arab countries as a terrorist organization. The European Union has designated Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist entity.
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