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It has been a sad Monday in Dhaka, the
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capital of Bangladesh as one of the
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Bangladesh Air Force training planes
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crashed on students while they were
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taking test examinations and some of
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them attending regular classes at
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Milestone School and College with 19
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victims already confirmed dead by local
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authorities while over 100 persons
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mostly students are hospitalized. This
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the head of interim government of
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Bangladesh Muhammad Eunis has assured
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the public that the government of
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Bangladesh will carry out investigation
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to ascertain the cause of the military
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plane crash as some of the victims were
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seen walking out from the burning flames
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with almost completely burned bodies. It
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was gathered that the plane crashed
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immediately after takeoff around 100
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p.m. local Bangladesh time which was
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According to Hindustan Times, a
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Bangladesh Air Force F7BGI training
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aircraft crashed into a college campus
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in Dhaka, killing at least 19 and
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injuring over 100 people. Local media
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reported that the leaders and activists
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of Bangladesh Chhatri League faced a
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brutal mob attack while donating blood
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to save the injured students of the
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milestone school plane crash. Military
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and a fire officials said the Bangladesh
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Air Force F7BGI aircraft crashed into
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the campus of Milestone School and
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College in Dhaka's Atra neighborhood on
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Monday afternoon where students were
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taking tests or attending regular
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classes. Sedu Raman, a National Burn
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Institute official in Dhaka told
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Bangladesh's leading English daily, the
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Daily Star, reported that the death toll
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rose to 16 within hours as reported by
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CNN. And a few hours later, the Daily
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Star updated its reports to 19 confirmed
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dead and 100 persons injured. Parents
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and relatives panicked at the scene as
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rescuers using tricycle rick shores or
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whatever was available transported the
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injured. Rafiqat Taha, a student at the
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school who was not present at the time
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of the crash, said, "According to the
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Associated Press report that Milestone
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School and College, with some 2,000
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students, runs classes from elementary
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to 12th grade." "On Monday," she said.
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"Some students were taking tests while
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others attended regular classes. I was
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terrified watching videos on TV," said
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the 16-year-old student. My god, it's my
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school. The Bangladesh Army's public
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relations office confirmed in a brief
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statement that the downed F7BGI aircraft
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belonged to the Air Force. Fire official
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Lima Karnum stated by phone that at
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least one person died and four others
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were injured, though she did not provide
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further details. A third grade student
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was brought in dead and three others
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aged 12, 14, and 40 were admitted to the
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hospital. Bidden Saka, head of the burn
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unit at the Dhaka Medical College and
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Hospital where some victims were taken
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said, according to Reuters news agency,
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Muhammad Eunis, head of Bangladesh's
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interim government said necessary
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measures would be taken to investigate
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the cause of the accident and ensure all
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kinds of assistance. The loss suffered
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by the air force, students, parents,
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teachers and staff and others in this
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accident is irreparable. he said.
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UNUNICE also announced that an emergency
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hotline has been activated at the
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National Institute as multiple wars in
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the Middle East appear unabated. Israel,
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the main defender and attacker on
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multiple waterfronts in the city of
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Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, and now
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Syria, has ordered the Israel Aerospace
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Industries, IIA, to mass-roduce arrow
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missiles interceptors in a very large
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numbers, with the Israel Ministry of
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Defense saying that the state of Israel
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has increased its defense spending for
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2025 and 2026 to 42 billion new Israeli
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shekels, which is approximately 12.5
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During the 12-day war with Iran, there
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were multiple reports that Israel was
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running low on arrow missiles
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interceptors defense system. As Iran
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longrange missiles were seen hitting
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targets in Israel, aerospace observers
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said the advanced arrow highaltitude
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defense systems are critical to
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countering long range ballistic missile
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threats like those launched from Iran
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during the 12-day war in June 2025.
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According to the Israel Ministry of
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Defense in a press statement on
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Thursday, the director general of the
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Israel Ministry of Defense IMOD Major
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General Reserveist Amir Baram signed a
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production contract to significantly
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accelerate the serial production of
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arrow interceptors at IIrael Aerospace
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Industries. As part of the deal, II will
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supply the IMOD with a significant
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additional amount of arrow interceptors.
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The deal was led by Moshe Patel,
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director of the Israel Missile Defense
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Organization, IMDO, within the
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Ministry's Directorate of Defense
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Research and Development, DDRD.
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The ARO system developed and
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manufactured in cooperation with the US
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Missile Defense Agency, MDA,
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demonstrated significant interception
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capabilities during the Swords of Iron
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War, especially during Operation Rising
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Lion. The system provides
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exoathmospheric and endoatmospheric
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interception capabilities against
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ballistic missile threats, protecting
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the state of Israel from strategic long
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range threats. The Arrow system
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integrates cuttingedge technologies and
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is considered one of the world's most
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advanced air and missile defense
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systems. IA is the prime contractor for
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developing the arrow system and its
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interceptors through its MLM facility in
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partnership with the US company Stark
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Other partners include IAL and TAM
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divisions, Elbert Systems, TOA and
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The US
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Missile Defense Agency, MDA, is a major
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partner of the IMDO at the ministry's
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DDRD in the development and production
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of Israel's multi-layered defense
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systems, including the Arrow and David's
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Sling weapon systems and the production
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of Iron Dome defense system components.
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The strategic cooperation between the
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MDA and the IMDO helps ensure Israel's
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technological edge in air and missile
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defense. Also on Thursday, Israel
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Aerospace Industries IIAI in a statement
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said, "Israel is reinforcing its
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defenses on all fronts at full speed. In
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a major move to strengthen national
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security, the Ministry of Defense has
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signed a significant production contract
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with Israel Aerospace Industries, IIA,
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to fasttrack the mass production of
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arrow interceptors. this strategic
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shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin
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Netanyahu returned from the United
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States US on Sunday where he had paid an
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official visit to the US president,
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Donald Trump, lawmakers and other US
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government officials. The
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misunderstanding between Bedawin and
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Drews tribes in the Swider region of
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Syria that started last Friday took a
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new twist, evolving into a deadly
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conflict after a Drews man was robbed at
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gunpoint on Friday by gunmen suspected
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to be natives of Bedawin tribe. This
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Drews residence in Swider shortly on
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Friday mobilized went after the people
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of Bedawin, arrested and detained a lot
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of natives from the Bedawin tribe,
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forcing the people of Bedawin to
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retaliate and the conflicts led to mass
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killings unabated. And on Tuesday, the
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Syria interim government soldiers
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entered Swider reportedly to restore law
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and order. But Israelbased media
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reported that the Syria interim
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government soldiers, mostly members of
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the Hea Taher al-Sham Hts, assisted and
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joined the Bedawin militias to kill the
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people of Drews and in a swift response
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the office of the Prime Minister of
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Israel in a press statement on Tuesday
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said the Prime Minister Benjamin
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Netanyahu and the Israel Minister of
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Defense Israel cats have authorized the
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Israel Defense Forces IDF to attack
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Syria interim regime forces led by Syria
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interim president Ahmed Hussein al-
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Sharah Israel policy forum in a
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publication published in December 2024
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stated that the new Syria presents fresh
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challenges for Israel stating that the
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Turkeybacked Sunni jihadist group he
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tahir al-Sham HTS was an alqaaided's
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former Syrian branch and its leader Abu
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Muhammad al- Jolani Golani also known as
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Ahmed Hussein al- Al- Shar who is the
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current interim president of Syria was a
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member of an early version of the
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Islamic State saying Jonan's chosen last
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name also foreshadows conflict over
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territory that his family hails from the
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golden heights which Israel partly
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occupied after the 1973 war and annexed
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in 1981. Although President Al Sharah in
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nationwide broadcast on Thursday after
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ceasefire began around 900 p.m. on
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Wednesday night said that the protection
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of Drew's people is a top priority in
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his interim government. But he's not
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afraid of Israel that bombed the Syria
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military headquarters and the military
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base near Syria presidential palace in
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Damascus on Wednesday that led to the
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death of five persons in addition to
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more than 300 people killed less than a
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week. The new conflict ensued. According
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to Reuters reporters, warplanes swooped
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low over the Syria capital and unleash a
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series of massive strikes on central
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Damascus. The cityscape was blanketed in
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smoke with a thick plume rising from the
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defense ministry. We are acting
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decisively to prevent the entrenchment
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of hostile elements beyond the border,
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protect Israeli citizens, and prevent
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harm to Drew civilians. The Israel Chief
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of General Staff, Lieutenant General Al
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Zamir, stated during a situational
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assessment at the Syrian border after
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the IDF strikes on Wednesday. The
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attacks carried out by Israel, this time
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on central Damascus following its
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military interventions in southern Syria
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constitute a deliberate attempt to
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sabotage Syria's efforts to achieve
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peace, stability, and security.
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