Israel threatens use of force amid anti-Syria war rhetoric
Iran Press TV
Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:40AM GMT
The Israeli regime has threatened that its military will use ‘great force’ in response to the escalation of violence in the region, specifically Syria.
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the Tel Aviv regime was “not involved in the war in Syria,” but added that the Israeli military “will respond with force” under certain circumstances.
The Israeli threats come amid regional tensions over the crisis in Syria.
Netanyahu said Israel had deployed missile systems such as the Iron Dome.
Meanwhile, Israeli military chief of staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz said the military was “ready for all scenarios.”
Over the past few days, the United States, along with a number of other Western countries, have adopted the rhetoric of war against Syria over allegations that the Syrian government was behind a chemical attack in the Damascus suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar, that killed hundreds of people on August 21.
However, the Syrian government categorically rejected the baseless claims, and announced later that the chemical attack had actually been carried out by the militants themselves as a false flag operation.
On August 26, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that failure awaits the United States - the staunch ally of the Israeli regime - if it launches a war on Syria, describing the recent allegations against Damascus as an “insult to common sense” and “nonsense.”
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi said on Wednesday that the West is seeking to turn Syria into a second Iraq and that the issue of chemical weapons use is only a pretext for war.
He added that any military action against Syria would serve the interests of Israel and al-Qaeda-linked militants fighting against the Syrian government.
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