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International Business Times
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Daniel Capurro

Israel Assuming 'Worst-case Scenario' With Syria Bombing: Analysts

An Israeli jeep returns from a foray into the UN-patrolled buffer zone along the 1974 armistice line with Syrian forces on the Golan Heights. (Credit: AFP)

Israel's bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan's rule, analysts told AFP.

"The Israeli government... is operating on a worst-case scenario with little to no nuance," said Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East specialist at Chatham House in London.

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