Anti-Zionism | GlobalPost

Israel behind Syria strikes, hit Iran missiles

Agence France-PresseMay 5, 2013 04:45

Israel carried out a pre-dawn air strike near Damascus on Sunday, targeting Iranian missiles destined for Lebanon's Hezbollah in the second such raid on Syrian soil in three days, a senior Israeli source said. "The target was Iranian missiles which were destined for Hezbollah," he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The attack targeted a facility just northwest of the Syrian capital, very close to the site of a similar attack late January which was implicitly confirmed by Israel, the source said.

Israel behind Syria strike, hit Iran missiles

Agence France-PresseMay 5, 2013 03:30

Israel carried out an air strike near Damascus airport overnight, targeting Iranian missiles destined for Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement, a senior Israeli source said on Sunday. "The attack was very close to the airport, the target was Iranian missiles which were destined for Hezbollah," he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. str-dms-hmw/dv

Israel silent on reports it bombed Syria

Agence France-PresseMay 4, 2013 18:45

Israel was silent on Saturday on US media reports that it launched new air strikes on Syria targeting a weapons shipment to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli military and spokesmen for the defence ministry and prime minister's office declined to comment on the reports. Israel and Hezbollah, a faithful ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fought a devastating war in the summer of 2006. CNN television said US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel conducted a strike overnight on Thursday.

Israel tightlipped on reports it bombed Syria

Agence France-PresseMay 4, 2013 04:02

Israel was tightlipped on Saturday following US media reports it had carried out an air strike on a Syrian weapons shipment headed for Shiite militant group and close Damascus ally Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon. But officials reiterated that they were monitoring any possible transfer of game-changing arms to Lebanon. CNN television said US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel conducted the strike overnight on Thursday, as Israel was flying many warplanes over Lebanon and without entering Syrian airspace.

Syria opposition denounces Hezbollah 'threats'

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 04:15

Syria's opposition on Wednesday denounced what it called "threats" from the head of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, and warned against any intervention by the movement or by Iran in the Syrian conflict. "The Syrians and the Lebanese hoped... that the Hezbollah leadership would stop their attacks on Homs and Damascus and take into account the gravity of the situation in the region," the Syrian National Coalition said in a statement.

AFPTV-Agenda

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 16:31

We plan to file the following videos on Tuesday. Please check the daily advisories for any additions and amendments. -- TOP WORLD NEWS -- + DUTCH ENTHRONEMENT AMSTERDAM: Queen Beatrix steps down and her son Willem-Alexander is enthroned as the first king of The Netherlands in more than 100 years. Rolling news coverage and live. RAW TBA. BUENOS AIRES: Argentina turns orange for the enthronement of Willem-Alexander and his Argentine wife Maxima. RAW. TBA. + EUROPE

Damascus blast targets Syrian PM's car

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 04:00

A car bomb that exploded in the Damascus neighbourhood of Mazzeh on Monday targeted the car of Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi and killed his bodyguard, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The prime minister survived the attack, according to Al-Manar, the television station of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, which is allied with the Syrian regime. ram-sah/bpz

Bulgaria re-enacts deadly anti-Israeli bombing

Agence France-PresseApril 26, 2013 07:31

Bulgarian investigators on Friday re-enacted a July 2012 bomb attack blamed by Sofia on Hezbollah that killed five Israelis, blowing up two old buses and 11 silicon mannequins in a controlled explosion. The aim was "to provide information and important evidence on the type and quantity of explosive used" in the attack at Burgas airport on the Black Sea, chief investigator Boyko Naydenov said.

Hezbollah denies sending drone over Israel

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 14:46

Powerful Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah denied on Thursday that it had sent a drone over Israel, hours after the Israeli air force said it shot down an unmanned aircraft off the country's northern coast. "Hezbollah denies sending any unmanned drone towards occupied Palestine," the movement's television channel Al-Manar said, without elaborating. Israel's deputy defence minister earlier put the blame squarely on Hezbollah. Hezbollah has previously claimed responsibility for drone infiltrations, most recently on October 7.

US hits 2 Lebanon exchange firms with sanctions

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 12:19

The United States designated two Lebanese foreign exchange firms as significant money launderers on Tuesday, saying they moved money for drug traffickers and benefited the Hezbollah militia. The US Treasury named Kassem Rmeiti & Co. For Exchange and Halawi Exchange Co. for sanctions which freeze any assets they have on US soil and ban Americans and US businesses from any transactions with them.