Israel is likely to attack Syria

Israel is likely to attack Syria

Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom revealed it is possible to attack Syria, on chemical weapons storage sites. The goal is that chemical weapons do not fall into the hands of Hezbollah or groups associated with Al Qaeda.

Israel has long expressed concern to the government of President Bashar al-Assad, who could lose control of its chemical weapons. "The Israeli military officials conduct a special meeting to discuss the Syrian chemical weapons," said Shalom told the AP on Monday (28/1).

Shalom added a transfer of chemical weapons Syria belongs to a group that is considered dangerous, will be a shift towards destruction. "Surely displacement violate chemical weapons, so it requires a different approach to the material an attack. We will make a decision, "he said.

Added Deputy Director of Shin Bet, Yisrael Hasson, Israel still continue to follow the developments in Syria. Hasson who was a key figure in the Israeli intelligence added to the country's surveillance conducted over Syria chemical weapons belonging oversight that Assad does not fall wrong.

"Syria has chemical weapons in large quantities, can be weapons fell into the hands of the more extreme than Syria or global terrorism, the threat will merupah map as a whole," said Hasson.

After 22 months of civil war in Syria, many fears that chemical weapons owned Assad government could fall into the wrong hands. But Syria has repeatedly insisted that it did not have chemical weapons.