Ya'alon hints at Syria strikes: Israel will get to anyone who arms our enemies

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday alluded to reports of an alleged Israeli air strike on Syrian military targets in the Damascus area on Sunday.

Speaking at an event honoring Israel's wounded in war and terror, Ya'alon made an unusually direct reference to the alleged strike, saying that "whoever tries to arm our enemies should know we will reach any place at any time to thwart their plans."

Israeli cabinet to summon 40,000 reservists for Gaza conflict. (The "air campaigns" will not end within the coming days. --Moshe Ya'alon)

Israel's security cabinet decided on Tuesday to draft 40,000 reserve soldiers for a major military operation Israel launched on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip earlier in the day.

An Israeli official, who wished to remain anonymous, said that most of the summoned reservists would take over active units which will make their way to the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel. The reservists will be summoned as soon as possible, he added.

Israel expanded its air strikes campaign against the Hamas- ruled Gaza Strip enclave following incessant rocket fire from the strip towards communities in southern Israel and expanding the line of fire to cities like Be'er Sehva, Ashdod and Ashkelon in southern Israel.

Hellenic MOD: Completion of Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' official visit to Israel

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The Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos paid an official visit to Israel. This visit concluded the Greek-Israeli ministerial meeting which took place on October 8, 2013 and was not attended by the Defence Ministers of the two countries, since the Israeli Minister was in a scheduled visit abroad. Moreover, the visit that Ehud Barak as Israel’s Defence Minister paid to Greece two years ago was reciprocated.