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Israel jets fly over E. Lebanon, head north over Beirut, after striking targets in Syria

Israeli troops in combat gear on Golan border

DEBKAfile Special Report May 4, 2013, 12:48 PM (GMT+02:00)

Israeli military activity was reported Saturday, May 4 in Lebanon too - and not just over Syria.
US sources said earlier Israeli warplanes had struck targets in Syria including a chemical weapons depot outside Damascus, firing missiles remotely from Lebanese air space and the Golan starting Friday and continuing up until early Saturday. An Israeli spokesman confirmed only an air strike in Syria against a shipment of long-range surface missiles. The latest reports point to expanding Israeli military activity inside Lebanon as well.

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Moscow & Hizballah Team up

Syrian Chemical warfare – out: Russian-Hizballah deal – in.

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Israel Prepares for War in Syria

IDF troops massed along Syrian and Lebanese borders.

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Iran’s Basij Goons in Damascus

More Iranian and Hizballah troops pour into Syria.

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Iranian troops face Israel from Syria. US video demonstrates upgraded bunker buster

Iran's Basij militiamen land in Syria

DEBKAfile Special Report
May 3, 2013, 12:59 PM (GMT+02:00)

US officials recently gave a video demonstration of an upgraded bunker buster bomb able to destroy Iran’s Fordo underground enrichment plant - in a bid to dissuade Israel from a unilateral attack on Iran, the Wall Street Journal reports.DEBKAfile: The US and Israel both have bunker busters, but neither looks inclined to use them. The military initiative is left to Hizballah and Iran: This week thousands of Basij militiamen landed in Syria, establishing an Iranian military presence opposite Israel from Syria as well as Lebanon.

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