The Syrian information minister, Omran al-Zoubi, said Sunday that President Bashar Assad’s troops have the right to enter the Israeli-occupied Golan whenever they wish, a veiled threat toward Israel to stay out of Syria’s conflict.
‘‘The Golan is Syrian Arab territory and will remain so, even if the Israeli army is stationed there,’’ Zoubi said at a news conference. “We have the right to go in and out of it whenever we want and however we please,’’ he said.
His comments came in response to last week’s Israeli airstrikes on Syria, which Israeli officials say targeted advanced Iranian missiles intended for Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The strikes marked a sharp escalation of Israel’s involvement in the Syrian civil war and raised fears that a conflict that has spilled over Syria’s borders could turn into a regional war.
Syria has threatened to retaliate but the official response was relatively mild.
‘‘Israel should understand that the Syrian skies are not a picnic for anyone,’’ Zoubi warned.
‘‘We are a people who do not forget to retaliate against those who commit aggression against us, and we do not forget our martyrs or those who killed them,’’ he said.
Israeli officials had no comment.Read the rest HERE.
I have to wonder if Syria is feeling a little spring to their step after news that they would be receiving a missile purchase from Russia? Another report claims the missiles have already arrived.
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