ISRAEL ACKNOWLEDGES AIRSTRIKE ON SYRIA

Israel recently acknowledged that its air force had struck an unspecified military target deep inside Syria in September. But the military censor's office continued to bar Israeli media from disclosing other information about the Sept. 6 raid, including the target, the forces that took part, and the degree of the mission's success. Everything about the operation has been a tightly held secret in Israel.

SYRIAN ALLEGATIONS OF IAF STRIKE RAISE FEAR OF WAR

 In a developing story, the Jerusalem Post cited US sources that a recent IAF air strike claimed by Syria on its territory was linked to a North Korean shipment of suspected nuclear material delivered three days before the attack. 

 

QATAR OBJECTS TO UN VOTE TO FREE IDF RESERVISTS

  

Following objections from Qatar, the United Nations Security Council decided recently to delay the publication of a statement by the U.N. president calling for Hizbullah to release captive IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev immediately and without preconditions, Israel Radio reported.