Israel Was Just Forced to Do Something That Could Mean Another Conflict is Coming [WATCH]
Israel Defense Forces representatives said that their Patriot air defense system shot down a Syrian military jet in Israeli airspace.
Unsurprisingly, Syrian officials called the move an “act of aggression,” according to a report from Western Journalism.
The report cites NBC News sources that claim the aircraft may have been a Syrian MiG fighter. While Israel shot down a Syrian drone in August, this would be the first Syrian jet to be brought down in over a quarter of a century, according to the report.
Syrian state television claimed that the incident proved Israel’s support for the Nusra Front rebel group, which seems difficult to believe. The Nusra Front is affiliated with the radical Islamic terrorists of al-Qaeda, who have no love for the Jewish nation.
Israel confirmed that it is neutral with regard to the Syrian civil war, and said that “unauthorized aircraft” from any nation or group that enter its airspace will be engaged as a threat.
Although much of the Middle East is currently in chaos, Israel is enjoying a respite from the conflict that has recently taken over 2,000 lives in the Gaza Strip and Israel this summer. New cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas are scheduled to begin soon.
Israel has become expert at shooting threats from the sky since Iraq’s Saddam Hussein launched SCUD missiles at the Jewish nation during the first Iraq War, hoping to encourage other Muslims to rally to his cause.
That didn’t work out so well for Hussein, and Syrian claims that Israel has jumped into its civil war on the side of al-Qaeda seem just as unlikely to result in any practical assistance to the Assad regime.
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