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Syrian army defensive, general says
JERUSALEM, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An Israeli general says the Syrian army has
adopted a defensive, rather than offensive, stance since the war in
Lebanon.
Brig. Gen. Yossi Baidatz, told Israeli ministers during their weekly
meeting Sunday that Syrian president Bashar Assad believes Israel wants
to attack Syria, the Jerusalem Post said.
Baidatz said he believed that Assad provides backing to Hamas, the
Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah, and indicated that Assad helped to get
weapons to Hezbollah, the Post said.
Baidatz also told cabinet ministers that Hamas apparently was smuggling
anti-aircraft missiles into the Gaza Strip, the Post said. If this
information is correct, Baidatz said, it would mean that Hamas could
better fight Israeli troop raids, the Post reported.
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