Israel airstrikes hit 9 targets in Syria, including military HQ

[Voyageur]

It's started, again...

_http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-airstrikes-hit-9-targets-in-syria-including-military-hq-1.2684003

Israeli warplanes bombed the Syrian military headquarters and a number of other targets inside Syria, the Israeli military said Monday, in a blistering response to a cross-border attack that left an Israeli teenager dead the previous day.

In all, Israel said it struck nine military targets inside Syria, and "direct hits were confirmed." In addition to the Syrian military headquarters, Israel said it targeted unspecified "launching positions." There was no immediate response from Syria.

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Netanyahu and his hawks, has been itching for this chance. With everything else going on in the region, this is going to be difficult for civilians, as usual, if he escalates further - with congress rattling for more war; good grief.

Notwithstanding Netanyahu's actions, this is another (interrelated) issue that Assad has to deal with, and there are many ties to different sides awaiting the next moves.