Israel Today - 01/02/2013

Arabs, West confirm Israel hit Syria; Iran threatens retaliation

Syria, Hezbollah and several Western officials on Wednesday confirmed that Israel had bombed a military target in Syria hours earlier, though Jerusalem itself is remaining very tight-lipped about the strike.

US officials told the New York Times that Israel has notified Washington ahead of time that it was preparing to bomb a convoy transporting sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah also posted messages to its Al-Manar website acknowledging that Israel had hit a military site connected to the terror group.

Syria also confirmed the bombing, but claimed that Israel had destroyed a military research facility, rather than a convoy. Embattled dictator Bashar Assad tried to find a silver lining by claiming that the strike proved Syrian rebel forces were cooperating with "the Zionists."

Last week, Iran threatened that any attack on Syria would be seen as an attack on the Islamic Republic.

On Thursday, an Iranian deputy foreign minister told Iran's PressTV that the Israeli air strike would "have serious consequences for Tel Aviv."

Courtesy - Israel Today

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Country for the Week :
AUSTRALIA (capital : Canberra)

Australia comprises of mainland of Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the sixth largest country in terms of area. It is the 12 largest economy and world's fifth highest per capita income. It ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance.
Languages Spoken : English
Literacy : 99%

Government : Federal Parliamentary Democracy
Prime Minister : Julia Gillard
Governor General : Quentin Bryce
Monarch : Elizabeth II

Australia is a tourism hub and it has a population of 22,869,621 according to a 2013 estimate.

The percentage of Religions are : 26% Catholic, 38% Protestant, 30% Atheist, 2% Buddhist, 2% Muslim and other religions constituting 2%.

Despite Christianity being the predominant religion on the islands, indigenous superstitions and rituals are common in parts of the country. There are also a significant percentage of atheists for whom we are indebted to pray that God works in their lives. Please pray that God will provide salvation to the country and many Christian warriors be raised up.