Last Tuesday, an Iran-backed Shiite militia in Syria launched four heavy rockets at Israel in retaliation for presumed Israeli strikes on Iranian positions in Syria and Iraq. While the rockets were successfully shot down, the IDF retaliated with an extensive bombardment, destroying dozens of targets in Syria, including several anti-aircraft batteries. Ron Ben-Yishai explains why Jerusalem chose a broader-than-usual response:
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