Controlled part of the Golan Heights, Israel has undergone May 6 mortar attack on the Syrian side, ITAR-TASS quoted the Israeli radio. According to the agency, two mortar shells exploded near the separation line in the southern part of the Golan without causing harm. Israel is preparing a complaint to the UN, reports "Interfax".
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reportedly inclined to think this firing randomly, but has filed a complaint with the relevant UN peacekeepers posted on the Golan.
At the same time the Israeli army suggested that the incident was not related to the recent Israeli bombardment of Syrian territory on May 4. How to find the Israeli media, the purpose of an air strike was not a research center near Damascus, and Iranian missiles, which went into the hands of militants "of Hezbollah." Human rights activists, in turn, announced more than 40 victims of the attack Science Center.
Bashar al-Assad, recall, has threatened to start a full-scale war against Israel after the attacks. The corresponding ultimatum Syrian leader sent through Russia to the United States, which Syria has been implicated in the attacks. Assad said a new attack on its territory by Israel will lead to an immediate response, and will be the beginning of the armed conflict. He expects to receive a response within 24 hours, noting that his army was deployed along the border of the latest Russian missiles "ground-to-ground" and air defense systems. What happens if a response is not received, is not known.
States may authorize the supply of weapons to the Syrian opposition
In the U.S. Congress a bill authorizing the supply of weapons to the Syrian opposition. It was initiated by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Robert Menendez.
"The Assad regime crossed the" red line "that forces us to consider all options, - he said. - In Syria and around it unfolds a major humanitarian crisis, and the U.S. should help tip the scales on the side of the opposition groups in Syria."
The proposed legislation, called the "Act of stabilization in Syria in 2013," provides military assistance to the forces of "the Syrian armed opposition." Count on this assistance will those rebel groups that will "meet certain criteria in the field of human rights, counter-terrorism and non-proliferation."
In this case, the bill prohibits the supply opposition forces man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS). At the same time the bill provides for the imposition of sanctions against those found to be engaged in the sale of weapons, military equipment, as well as in the supply of petroleum products to Bashar al-Assad.
In addition, the paper proposes to create a so-called "transition fund" of $ 250 million, of which it is planned to finance the activities of the future transitional government of Syria.
At the end of last week, the Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel acknowledged that the U.S. is considering the possibility of arms opposition forces in Syria.
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