{"id":30782,"date":"2018-02-10T09:08:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T14:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30782"},"modified":"2018-02-10T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T14:10:11","slug":"israel-carries-out-large-scale-attack-on-syria-after-israeli-f-16-shot-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30782","title":{"rendered":"Israel Carries Out &#8220;Large Scale Attack&#8221; On Syria After Israeli F-16 Shot Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-02-10\/israel-carries-out-large-scale-attack-syria-after-israeli-f-16-shot-down#comment-11151784\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Israel Carries Out &#8220;Large Scale Attack&#8221; On Syria After Israeli F-16 Shot Down<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><strong>Open war has now essentially broken out between Israel and Syria. <\/strong>Israel confirms\u00a0through its IDF spokesperson that it has <strong>carried out &#8220;a large scale attack&#8221; <\/strong>consisting of at least a dozen strikes on Syrian and Iranian military targets inside Syria.<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>What we previously described as Assad&#8217;s strategic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-09-08\/israel-launches-air-strikes-syria-and-assads-waiting-game\">&#8220;waiting game&#8221;<\/a> and reluctance to respond to repeat Israeli violations of Syrian airspace while launching unprovoked attacks appears to be over as <strong>Syrian air defense has shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet near the Golan border region in what is a major escalation in the conflict.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDFSpokesperson\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"IDF (screen name: IDFSpokesperson)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/815819875381874688\/vtHf0iO6_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/815819875381874688\/vtHf0iO6_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/815819875381874688\/vtHf0iO6_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"IDF\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">IDF<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDFSpokesperson\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"IDF (screen name: IDFSpokesperson)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@IDFSpokesperson\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@IDFSpokesperson<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Moments ago, IAF aircraft, targeted the Syrian Aerial Defense System &amp; Iranian targets in Syria. 12 targets, including 3 aerial defense batteries &amp; 4 Iranian military targets, were attacked. Anti-aircraft missiles were fired towards Israel, triggering alarms in northern Israel<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDFSpokesperson\/status\/962238134779023360\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-10T08:13:43+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 10, 2018 08:13:43 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-10T08:13:43+0000\">3:13 AM &#8211; Feb 10, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div data-scribe=\"component:author\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leithfadel\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Leith Aboufadel (screen name: leithfadel)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/956311374228959233\/swDWxZDu_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/956311374228959233\/swDWxZDu_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/956311374228959233\/swDWxZDu_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Leith Aboufadel\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Leith Aboufadel<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leithfadel\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Leith Aboufadel (screen name: leithfadel)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@leithfadel\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@leithfadel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sources in Damascus say surface-to-air missiles going off non-stop. Israel is pounding\u00a0western Damascus<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 10, 2018 07:20:59 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-10T07:20:59+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leithfadel\/status\/962224862147334145\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-10T07:20:59+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">2:20 AM &#8211; Feb 10, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Though details remain murky and are still developing, <strong>Israel has confirmed that its F-16 jet has crashed in Israeli territory<\/strong> after it was struck carrying out operations targeting locations in Syria. The IDF spokesman quickly stated in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LTCJonathan\/status\/962191487806201856\">a tweet<\/a> confirming the shoot down that <strong>&#8220;Iran is responsible for this severe violation of Israeli sovereignty.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/israwar.jpg?itok=75AMyuP6\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Confirmed photographs of the F-16 crash site in Northern Israel, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatanDublin\/status\/962219444192927744\">reported<\/a> to be 20-30km from the Syrian border.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/israwar2.jpg?itok=Aw_m5KyJ\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Israeli security forces walk next to the remains of the downed F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel. February 10, 2018. Image source: Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Carries Out &#8220;Large Scale Attack&#8221; On Syria After Israeli F-16 Shot Down Open war has now essentially broken out between Israel and Syria. Israel confirms\u00a0through its IDF spokesperson that it has carried out &#8220;a large scale attack&#8221; consisting of at least a dozen strikes on Syrian and Iranian military targets inside Syria. 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