Last Thursday, Israel launched missile strikes against the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. This is the most recent of what has been an increasing amount of Israeli attacks against positions in Syria.
Syrian state media claimed many of the missiles were intercepted as they headed toward its T-4 airbase. No casualties or damages were reported.
The website AntiWar.com reported the missiles were launched within Syrian airspace that was in close proximity to an airbase controlled by the United States. Media sources in Israel said the T-4 Syrian base is primarily used to transport weapons to Hezbollah, the Shia Islamic political party.
On 4 August, the Israeli army conducted air raids against areas in southern Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack was in response to attempts to place explosives in the Golan Heights, the territory Israel has occupied since the 1967 war against Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.
It has been reported that Israel, in violation of international law, has launched hundreds of attacks into Syrian territory. In April, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett issued a statement saying Israel “will not stop” with the attacks and continued to present the strikes as aimed at “blocking Iran’s entrenchment in Syria.”
TREND FORECAST: Middle East turmoil will escalate in the near future. With Brent Crude oil selling in the $40 a barrel range, oil-rich Middle Eastern countries will grow much poorer and civil unrest will increase… spreading beyond national borders.
This holds true for Israel as well where the unemployment rate is around 20 percent. Over the past three months, thousands of protesters have been rallying outside the Prime Minister’s residence, calling for his resignation over corruption charges that have been leveled against him and for his handling of the virus.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu declared a nationwide stay-at-home emergency that will take effect on Friday, the start of the Jewish High Holiday season, and last for at least three weeks.
With indoor gatherings limited to ten and Israelis forced to stay within 500 meters (approx. one-third of a mile) of their homes, the Prime Minister said, “This is not the kind of holiday we are used to. And we certainly won’t be able to celebrate with our extended families.”
With the nation already in recession, it is estimated by the Israeli finance minister that this second lockdown will cost the economy another $2 billion.
As Gerald Celente says, “When all else fails, they take us to war.” Thus, we forecast the deeper the Israeli economy sinks, the louder the Middle East War Drums will beat.
