Israel Threatens Syria Over Militants
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Israel accused Syria on Monday of  "directing terrorism" and warned it could face pre-emptive  strikes against militants on its territory, but stopped short  of saying it killed a Hamas leader in Damascus.
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Israel vowed on Tuesday to respond  against militants who launch rocket attacks across its border,  after two rockets were fired toward the Jewish state from  southern Lebanon overnight.
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Israeli officials pointed an accusing finger at Syria yesterday after two Palestinian suicide bombers killed 16 people and wounded scores more in the first such attack in Israel in more than five months.
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Israel vowed on Tuesday to respond  against militants who launched a cross-border rocket attack  into the Jewish state from southern Lebanon, but said it would  act with restraint to avoid inflaming the situation.
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Opposition leader Shimon Peres said  Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to assassinate  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing far-right  fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.
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Israel accused Syria on Monday of  "directing terrorism" and said it could face pre-emptive  strikes against militants on its territory, but stopped short  of saying it killed a Hamas leader in Damascus.
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Israel is stepping up its rhetoric against neighboring Syria, with senior officials publicly blaming Damascus for Tuesday&#39;s suicide bus bombings in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva.
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A US official says Israel launched an air strike on Syria last week apparently to warn it not to re-arm Hezbollah.
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Opposition leader Shimon Peres said Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing far-right fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.
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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana criticised on Friday Israeli threats against Syria following Palestinian suicide bombings this week that killed 16 people.
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Armed groups are urged to end attacks on Israel, as Ariel Sharon threatens to crack down on Palestinian militants.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel is trying to halt a weapons deal under which Russia agreed to supply advanced antiaircraft missiles to Syria, fearing the missiles could fall into the hands of Lebanese guerrillas, Israeli officials said yesterday.
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Israel hopes displays of military might will pressure Palestinians into turning against the Hamas-linked militants who abducted an Israeli soldier.
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Israel dispatched several fighter jets toward its border with Syria after a Syrian aircraft disappeared from Israeli air force radar screens, Israeli military officials said Sunday, reflecting the state of heightened tensions between the two sides over a reported Israeli air strike in Syria earlier this month.
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Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to the Jewish state's "aggression and treachery".
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A senior Israeli defense official harshly threatened Syria on Monday, accusing President Bashar Assad of direct involvement in terrorism, but stopping short of confirming that Israel was responsible for killing a Hamas leader in Damascus.
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U.S. officials on Wednesday confirmed Israel launched air strikes against Syria last week and said they were to target weapons Israel believes were headed for the militant group Hezbollah.