Assad Knocks Israeli Aggression

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 12:18PM EDT / Published Feb. 03, 2013 11:40AM EST

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Given all that’s happened, this is a fairly level-headed response. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Israel was trying to “destabilize” his country. It’s the first comments from the embattled leader after Israel reportedly delivered an airstrike in Syria. The target was a weapons convoy heading to Lebanon. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak hinted that his nation was behind it. Assad went on to say that Israel’s role of sabotaging Syria with “foreign enemies” had been unmasked.

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Assad Knocks Israeli Aggression

Ariel Schalit/AP