{"id":112143,"date":"2018-12-27T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=112143"},"modified":"2018-12-27T12:02:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T16:02:39","slug":"israel-just-hid-their-fighter-jets-behind-human-shield-airliners-while-committing-war-crimes-against-syria-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=112143","title":{"rendered":"Israel Just Hid Their Fighter Jets Behind Human Shield Airliners While Committing War Crimes Against Syria on Christmas Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Israeli F-16 jet takes off from Ramon air base \u00a9 REUTERS \/ Amir Cohen<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Netanyahu praises Israeli air force after reckless Christmas raid on Syria<\/h2>\n

RT.com<\/p>\n

Israeli PM and acting defense chief Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the capabilities of his air force a day after IDF jets endangered two civilian flights while carrying out Christmas Day strikes against \u2018Iranian targets\u2019 in Syria<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are standing steadfast on our red lines in Syria and everywhere else,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Netanyahu told cadets at a graduation ceremony at Hatzerim Air Force Base, noting that the air force\u2019s unmatched potential allows them to reach areas\u00a0\u201cnear and far, very far.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

While singing the praises to the\u00a0\u201cspecial capabilities\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of his country\u2019s airborne forces and arsenals that can destroy any target, Netanyahu did not directly comment on the latest strikes in Syria. He also failed to respond to the criticism of the Russian military which earlier had accused the Israeli air force of directly endangering two civilian flights over Damascus and the Lebanese capital Beirut during Tuesday night\u2019s\u00a0raid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ALSO ON RT.COM<\/span>\u2018Criminal negligence\u2019 or disregard to Russia-Israel ties: MoD details chronology of Il-20 downing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

On the evening of Christmas Day, six Israeli F-16 fighter jets used two civilian flights as cover to strike a logistics compound on the outskirts of Damascus from Lebanese airspace, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Thus, during the assault, the Syrian military was forced to restrict the use of air defense systems and radio jamming capabilities to avert a possible tragedy. Despite that advantage, only two of the sixteen Israeli-launched laser-guided bombs reached their targets, wounding three people, while the rest were intercepted.<\/p>\n

While a potential tragedy involving civilian jets was averted on Tuesday, similar decoy tactics by Israel already led to horrific consequences back in September, when Syrian air defense units struck a Russian Il-20 plane, killing all 15 crew on board. At the time of the disaster, Israel\u2019s F-16s were using the surveillance plane as cover during their raid against alleged \u2018Iranian targets\u2019 in Syria.<\/p>\n