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Sunday, February 11, 2018
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Israel Launches Devastating Aerial Assault on Syria After F-16 Shot Down Over Galilee - Israel Today
Israel Launches Devastating Aerial Assault on Syria After F-16 Shot Down Over Galilee
Sunday, February 11, 2018 | Israel Today Staff
The Israel Air Force hadn't lost a fighter jet to enemy fire in 34 years, until Saturday, when Iranian and Syrian forces downed an Israeli F-16 over the Galilee.
The plane in question was part of a strike force on a retaliatory mission into Syria after an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace during the early morning hours.
The drone was promptly shot down, and then a squadron of Israeli fighters entered Syria to destroy the command center from which the infiltrator had been remotely piloted.
The Israeli planes faced overwhelming anti-aircraft fire. The downed F-16 was hit either directly by an Iranian-supplied Syrian missile, or by shrapnel resulting from an explosive anti-aircraft shell.
Either way, the injured pilots managed to return to Israeli airspace before crashing near a kibbutz in the Jezreel Valley.
That sparked a full day of devastating Israeli aerial assaults on Iranian and Syrian military installations.
According to IDF officials, four Iranian and eight Syrian bases were hit, including Syria's main command and control bunker.
Many of those installations were covert in nature.
"They, and we, know what we hit and it will take them some time to digest, understand, and ask how Israel knew how to hit those sites," Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz told Army Radio. "These were concealed sites and we have intelligence agencies and the ability to know everything that is going on there and yesterday we proved that."
In addition to the demoralizing effect of destroying secret bases, Israel also reportedly did significant damage to Syria's air defenses.
Air Force commander Brig. Gen. Tomer Bar told reporters that Saturday's bombings constituted "the biggest and most significant attack the air force has conducted against Syrian air defenses since Operation Peace for the Galilee" - Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon to halt incessant PLO terrorist attacks.
Unsurprisingly, Saturday's aerial assault on Syria won the support of the Trump Administration in Washington.
"Israel is a staunch ally of the United States, and we support its right to defend itself from the Iranian-backed Syrian and militia forces in southern Syria," read a statement released by US President Donald Trump.
"We call on Iran and its allies to cease provocative actions and work toward regional peace," the White House added.
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
Grammy Winner Declares Four Words to Defeat Depression, Suicide - CHARISMA NEWS
Grammy Winner Declares Four Words to Defeat Depression, Suicide
Zach Williams has a simple message for anyone being ravaged by depression or suicidal thoughts: "Fear is a liar." His music video for "Fear Is a Liar" features people struggling with suicidal tendencies while Williams declares hope over them. For anyone battling these demons in life, please note that the video contains non-graphic depictions of suicidal behavior; discern your ability to watch accordingly. The YouTube description section also features information on resources and numbers to call for professional help. Regardless, all believers can rest assured that fear is a liar—and no one is ever alone if Christ lives within.
Israel's History - a Picture a Day (Beta) - World War I in the Middle East
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Posted: 09 Feb 2018
During World War I, the British Army and their Indian allies suffered a devastating defeat in Kut, south of Baghdad. The Ottoman army laid siege to the British force from December 7, 1915 to April 29, 1916. Thousands of soldiers died in combat and from disease. and after the British surrender, more soldiers died in captivity as they were marched to Aleppo in Syria. The British recaptured Kut in February 1917.
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Israeli F-16 Shot Down as Iran Heats Up Northern Border - CBN News Julie Stahl
Israel F-16, Courtesy Israel Air Force
Israeli F-16 Shot Down as Iran Heats Up Northern Border
02-10-2018
CBN News Julie Stahl
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel shot down an Iranian drone over Israeli territory early Saturday morning, sparking a series of events that many feared could lead to an escalation in hostilities.
In response to the drone penetration, Israel targeted a number of Iranian military sites in Syria, including its "aircraft's launch components in Syrian territory," the IDF said.
"The IDF sees the Iranian attack and the Syrian response as a severe and irregular violation of Israeli sovereignty," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement following the initial incident.
During the attack, Syria fired multiple anti-aircraft missiles at IAF aircraft.
During the attack, Syria fired multiple anti-aircraft missiles at IAF aircraft.
An Israeli F-16 crashed inside Israel, but the pilots were able to eject and land inside Israel. One pilot is in serious but stable condition; the second was injured lightly.
Israel then mounted a second – what the IDF termed a "large-scale attack" – against the Syrian aerial defense system and Iranian targets inside Syria. According to a statement, they hit 12 targets, including three aerial defense batteries and four targets that are part of Iran's military establishment in Syria.
Israel then mounted a second – what the IDF termed a "large-scale attack" – against the Syrian aerial defense system and Iranian targets inside Syria. According to a statement, they hit 12 targets, including three aerial defense batteries and four targets that are part of Iran's military establishment in Syria.
The anti-aircraft missiles fired toward Israel triggered air raid sirens, sending residents of northern Israel to bomb shelters early in the morning.
But by midday tourists were back out enjoying the unseasonably warm weather in Israel.
The IDF said it would "act determinately against such severe violations of Israeli sovereignty by Iran and Syria."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting of his security cabinet on the Sabbath – a day when much of Israel is closed.
Last week, during a visit to the northern border, Netanyahu said Israel wants peace but was prepared for any scenario.
According to the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, the military alliance of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iran and Hezbollah, warned Israel that any further act of what it called "terrorism" would elicit a "severe and serious response."
Iran accused Israel of lying about the drone entering Israeli air space, saying it uses drones to fight ISIS in Syria.
In a conference call, Brig. General (ret.) Yossi Kupperwasser, former director-general of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and former head of the IDF's Intelligence Research and Assessment Division, told journalists he believes what happened this morning was "an attempt of the Iranians to shape the situation in Syria toward the end of the civil war" for their own interests.
"They want to turn Syria into an Iranian base from which they can threaten Israel both with their military capabilities and with their terror-supported capabilities," he explained. "They also want to turn Syria into an area from which they can transfer weapons to their surrogates, mainly Hezbollah."
According to Kupperwasser, because Israel has been trying hard to prevent that from happening, Iran is upping the ante by doing two things it hadn't done previously: attempting to strike or attack inside Israel, as they did this morning using the UAV, and attempting to build Iranian military industry inside Lebanon to provide Hezbollah with advanced weaponry.
According to Kupperwasser, because Israel has been trying hard to prevent that from happening, Iran is upping the ante by doing two things it hadn't done previously: attempting to strike or attack inside Israel, as they did this morning using the UAV, and attempting to build Iranian military industry inside Lebanon to provide Hezbollah with advanced weaponry.
Netanyahu discussed these matters with Russian President Putin on his recent trip to Moscow. But Kupperwasser said obviously Russia didn't put restrictions on Iran.
"Israel responded in a very strong manner and in the context of this exchange we lost a plane. Clearly it didn't stop Israel from making sure it's messages were received on the other side – that we will not tolerate this kind of thing," he said.
He added that the Russians, Iranians and Syrians "will have to study" the incident. And that it showed that Israel is the only power in the Middle East willing to confront Iran.
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