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For Israeli intelligence, the attack in Syria by the United States, France and Great Britain, it doesn't have achieved its goals. “If President Trump ordered it strike only to demonstrate that the US responded to Assad's use of chemical weapons, then this objective has been achieved”. a senior Israeli intelligence official said to Ynetnews. “But if there were other objectives, such as crippling the ability to launch chemical weapons or dissuading Assad from using them again, At that time it is very doubtful that any of these objectives have been achieved“.
Words not too different from those uttered by another Tel Aviv intelligence official. “The statement of 'mission accomplished' and that Assad's ability to use chemical weapons has been fatally affected, they have no basis". And if these statements of the Mossad they have weight, then it is possible that Israel's pressure on the West will once again be very incisive.
The Israeli media has long supported that the attack in Syria by Western forces turned out to be a clear victory for Bashar al Assad. The bombing was very limited and had absolutely no impact. Furthermore, as highlighted by many, the fact that a large part of the cruise missiles launched by Western forces have been shot down, shows a problem with the effectiveness of the attack. Furthermore, according to Israeli officials interviewed, the fact that the raid was announced and that no toxic gases were released from the affected buildings, it would demonstrate that the chemical weapons and components were no longer present in those depots. Basically, the idea is that chemical weapons are elsewhere, not that there never have been. Read More