Overnight, Israel unleashed “one of their largest air operations in two decades” on Iranian military assets in Syria in response to rockets fired into Israel earlier in the day.
BREAKING: Israeli Minister of Defense Lieberman in a message to Iran after tonight's clashes in Syria: "If it rains in Israel it will pour in Iran"
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 10, 2018
Israel reported that “nearly all Iranian infrastructure in Syria” was hit:
#BREAKING 'Nearly all Iranian infrastructure in Syria' hit: Israeli defence minister
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 10, 2018
Israeli Defense Minister says IAF hit almost all the Iranian infrastructure in Syria last night https://t.co/ZWJCkaMA89
— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) May 10, 2018
According to reports, Israel used 28 jets and fired 70 missiles at targets throughout Syria:
IAF had 28 jets in the air. 70 missiles fired and 18 non-Syrian combatants killed (5 regime and unknown civilian). More info coming from official readout later this morning.
— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) May 10, 2018
Map:
The IDF has struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria in response to the Iranian rocket attack against Israel. Quds force is behind attack and has played the initial price. IDF remains ready for various scenarios but does not seek to escalate the situation. pic.twitter.com/4rC8gHK2LG
— Jonathan Conricus (@LTCJonathan) May 10, 2018
And a summary of the past 48 hours:
Israel → Iran & Syria
– past 48 hrs—May 8—
•IDF detects irregular Iranian activity in Syria
•Airstrikes target Iran-linked base—May 9—
•Netanyahu in Russia, meets w/ Putin—May 10—
•Iranian rocket attack into Israel
•Israel retaliates
•Largest op against Iran in Syria— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) May 10, 2018
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Townhall’s Katie Pavlich noted two huge differences between how the Trump and Obama administrations handled Israel defending itself.
First up, there is not mention of “restraint,” which was the hallmark of the Obama administration:
Unlike the Obama administration, which told Israel repeatedly while under attack to “use restraint,” Trump administration is not only backing Israel by fully condemning Iran, they’re also calling on all nations to do the same. pic.twitter.com/bKz4BtFZqw
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 10, 2018
But more importantly, the Arab nation of Bahrain publicly stated that Israel has the right to defend itself from Iran:
(!) Bahrain defends Israel against Iran https://t.co/qAuWprZQ7f
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 10, 2018
This is big:
BREAKING: Foreign Ministry of Bahrain says any state in the region, "including Israel" has the right to defend itself against Iranian aggression. https://t.co/LZ2P246uWf
— Raphael Ahren (@RaphaelAhren) May 10, 2018
Foreign Minister of Bahrain: "As long as Iran continues the current status quo of its forces and rockets operating in the region, then any country — including Israel — has the right to defend itself by eliminating the source of danger."
— Raphael Ahren (@RaphaelAhren) May 10, 2018
Any public endorsement by an Arab leader of an IDF operation is extremely rare. What makes Bahrain's backing of the strikes even more remarkable is they came in retaliation of Iranian attack on military targets in the Golan — which Arab world considers occupied Syrian territory. https://t.co/YM7Vq5fycM
— Raphael Ahren (@RaphaelAhren) May 10, 2018
So much for the MSM Iran deal narrative. It’s actually bringing Israel closer to its Arab neighbors:
Incredible watching so many in the Arab world express solidarity with Israel in opposition to Iran. https://t.co/rkz6bM3GIu
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) May 10, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 9, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 3, 2018
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