Syria says Israeli warplanes hit military site

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/30/israel-lebanon-syria-jets.html

Israel conducted a rare airstrike on a military target inside Syria near the border with Lebanon, foreign officials and Syrian state TV said Wednesday, amid fears President Bashar al-Assad’s regime could provide powerful weapons to the Islamic militant group Hezbollah.

Regional security officials said Israel had been planning in the days leading up to the airstrike to hit a shipment of weapons bound for Hezbollah, Lebanon’s most powerful military force and a sworn enemy of the Jewish state.

Among Israeli officials’ chief fears is that Assad will pass chemical weapons or sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to Hezbollah — something that could change the balance of power in the region and greatly hinder Israel’s ability to conduct air sorties in Lebanon.

Looks like Irans recent bluster about attacking anyone who attacks Syria was exactly that, bluster. And it seems Israels airpower is still able to operate with impunity against the Russian equipment owned by the Syrians.