Israeli prime minister acknowledges air strike on Syrian port of Latakia
For the first time in a long time, Israeli authorities have claimed responsibility for an air strike on Syrian territory.
Earlier it was reported that the Israeli Air Force launched a missile attack on the territory of the port of Latakia. Recall that the base of the Russian Aerospace Forces "Khmeimim" is located in this Syrian province. The attack on a major Mediterranean port was carried out on the night of December 7. According to the latest reports, the missiles landed in the container terminal, where a fire eventually broke out.
Syrian sources said it was a commercial cargo that was destroyed by an Israeli aviation... However, according to the Israeli authorities, the target was military.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett confirmed the fact of the strike by the IDF air force on the Syrian port. According to him, such an operation "was directed against the forces of evil." Bennett, using expressions with outright pathos, added that "the Israeli military is ready to confront the forces of evil on a daily basis":
The Israeli prime minister made his statements about the attack on the territory of an independent state during a joint press conference with the head of the Greek government Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades.
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At the same time, Bennett did not specify what exactly the Israeli pilots destroyed in the port of Latakia. Israeli media reported that the containers could contain weapons that were supplied in the interests of the Iranian military stationed in Syrian territory.
Earlier, the Israeli authorities and command preferred not to comment on reports of air strikes in Syria.
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