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White House lashes out at Iran for alleged rocket attacks against Israeli-occupied territory

Xinhua,May 11, 2018 Adjust font size:

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Thursday slammed Iran for the alleged rocket attacks from Syria against Israeli-occupied territory.

In a statement, the White House blamed the "provocative" attacks by Iran, saying the U.S. "strongly support Israel's right to act in self-defense."

No party claimed responsibility for the attack but Israel accused Iran of firing the rockets from Syria at Israeli army bases in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The tensions between Israel and Iran escalated after Israel released documents revealing Iran's nuke program earlier this month, and U.S. President Donald Trump's highly controversial withdrawal from the historic Iran nuclear treaty.

Israeli Defense Force said its fighter jets struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria early Thursday in response to the rocket attack.

Syria's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the Israeli attacks will only increase tension in the region and pose a "serious" threat to regional and international peace, according to the state news agency SANA.

Israel has repeatedly said it was not going to tolerate an Iranian military presence inside Syria and targeted several positions where Iranian fighters were believed to have been stationed in recent years. Last month, Israel attacked on Syrian positions where Iranian military experts were located. Enditem

 

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