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Why Israel Chose to End Its Ambiguity over Syria Strikes
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, in his farewell interviews, confirmed that the Israeli army has attacked thousands of targets in Syria. On Sunday, the prime minister revealed that Israel was responsible for the Friday night attack in Damascus. The Israeli decision to end the ambiguity of its attacks in Syria is a calculated move. Israel wants to make sure that the Iranian leadership is fully aware of the losses and damage they are suffering in Syria under Qassem Suleimani - the head of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards - and of the resources they have expended in vain trying to entrench themselves there. Israel has an interest in making Iranians understand that these efforts by Suleimani - which Israel has foiled in recent years - cost huge sums. Israel decided that it was time to end its policy of ambiguity so that Iranians will finally know why senior Revolutionary Guards officials are coming home in coffins.