Israeli forces destroyed the Syrian military fleet in an operation on Monday night as part of a broad campaign to eliminate strategic threats to Israel, defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, during a visit to a naval base in Haifa.

“The IDF (military) has been operating in Syria in recent days to strike and destroy strategic capabilities that threaten the State of Israel. The navy operated last night to destroy the Syrian fleet with great success,” Katz said.

Reuters reports that in a statement he said Israeli forces were establishing themselves in the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and said he had ordered a “sterile defensive zone” to be created in southern Syria, without a permanent Israeli presence, to prevent any terrorist threat to Israel.

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    The IDF (military) has been operating in Syria in recent days to strike and destroy strategic capabilities that threaten the State of Israel.

    By this logic everyone in range of Israel’s weapons should immediately strike them and keep going until they’re no longer a threat.

    Also my neighbour has a gun so I broke into his home and killed his whole family. The police didn’t seem to understand my argument but I tried to explain how my mission was a great success and that I have the right to defend myself.

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      More like you know your asshole neighbour has lots and lots of guns. One day he’s chased away by some religious fruits, so before they move over you sneak into his abandoned house and make those guns dissapear.

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        It was not abandoned. It was taken over. What do you think they left it unattended after winning and then Israel politely “snuck” in with 350 FUCKING AIRSTRIKES and “made them disappear” before anyone claimed ownership? Absolutely delusional

        Also, even if your neighbour is chased out of his house, that doesn’t give you the right to take or destroy his stuff? How is this complicated

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          Is it still his stuff if he’s ran away, never to return?

          (Also, he tortured kids to death in his basement)

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            Regardless, it’s not yours, is it?

            (Also, he tortured kids to death in his basement)

            Good job he’s gone then

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              Regardless, it’s not yours, is it?

              Correct, they’re no one’s. And now they are returned to the Earth