Israel Reportedly Attacks Syrian Facility, In An Escalation

Update at 10:30 a.m. EDT. Worries Over ‘Spillover’ of Violence:

“There’s concern here that Hezbollah may be trying to increase the number of weapons it takes out of Syria, speed up that process,” NPR’s Emily Harris tells Rachel Martin on Weekend Edition Sunday, “and it may draw Israel into a more regular series of this type of airstrike.”

Reporting from Jerusalem, Emily says that Israel has sought to increase security in its northern region, where it has built a large fence along its Syrian border. It has also conducted troop exercises along the Lebanese border.

“The Israeli government has made known that they have deployed now a couple of batteries of Iron Dome, their missile defense system, in the north,” Emily says.

As the conflict in Syria has continued, so have fears that instability and violence might spread, with neighboring countries drawn into a prolonged clash.

“It raises so many questions about spillover,” NPR’s Deborah Amos tells Rachel from Amman, Jordan, adding that the new developments “really makes people very nervous here.”

“It is very likely that Iran and Hezbollah will deepen their involvement inside Syria,” Deb says, noting that Iran condemned the attack.

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