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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.580863
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Send Warning to Assad
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - After four IDF soldiers were wounded by a roadside bomb near the Syrian border on Tuesday, Israel decided to send a strong signal by conducting airstrikes on Syrian army targets several kilometers from the border in an attempt to end a growing war of attrition in the north. The targets Israel hit on Wednesday belonged to the Syrian army brigade responsible for the territory from which the recent attacks on Israel emanated. Both the defense minister and the Israel Defense Forces spokesman said that Israel held the Assad regime directly responsible for Tuesday's bombing. Hizbullah wasn't mentioned, even though Israel believes it played a key role.