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Israeli strike on convoy in Syria confirmed by US officials

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    Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem

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So while we Norway US officials confirmed to Fox News that Israelis have indeed.

Attacked a Syrian convoy -- -- -- Syria's border with Lebanon.

But officials would not confirm claims that Syria's government run media reported that the Israelis attacked a military complex near the capital Damascus.

As we reported earlier the Reuters news agency quoted a -- western diplomat.

Who said that the Israelis bombed a convoy.

Attempting to transfer weapons to his -- -- in Lebanon.

-- Powell -- are mideast newsroom now -- and why attack Syria now.

-- -- Israel has always feared that in the chaos of the Syrian civil war just north of Israel that weapons could fall into the hands of either militants or be transferred to.

Extremist groups like Hezbollah so.

With a fear that maybe aside regime is crumbling Israel launched this attack.

But reportedly that we are hearing from multiple sources now.

Early this morning to take out this convoy that was reportedly transferring sophisticated.

Russian made S a seventeen.

Anti aircraft missiles to Hezbollah.

Now we don't know exactly where this happened but it's reportedly inside Syria near the border now the Syrians of course are saying that this was an attack.

In and around Damascus or hearing different reports US officials are confirming of course that it happened near the border.

But there are reports and there have been fears here in the last few weeks or so by Israeli officials that some type -- weapons transfer was.

And minutes and Israeli officials are concerned about both the chemical and the large conventional weapons that.

Syria has -- that it could fall into the hands of groups like Hezbollah -- didn't send some degree of concern about whether Syria will respond to this and if so in what way.

Well so far -- serious it's basically condemned the attack with a larger question is both Syria and Lebanon and Iran -- all sort of have an alliance and Iran recently said that any attack on Syrian soil would be an attack on Iran but so far neither Syria or Iran have responded.

But we are entering a new and very dangerous stays in the Middle East politics and and conflicts here right now if weapons are being transferred to Hezbollah presumably -- anti aircraft weapons this could be a very big.

Development here in the releasing not one for the better -- if -- -- game changer for the Israelis no question Conner Powell live with respect him as news develops in the breaking news continues.

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