04 May 2013 (22:39 UTC-07 Tango 03 May 2013)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“Israel bombed Syria tonight.”-Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina
Unnamed U.S. intelligence officials announced that Israel launched an airstrike on a supposed Syrian chemical weapons depot. The unconfirmed announcement was first reported by CNN (Cable News Network).
Sources in Lebanon supposedly told U.S. officials that 16 IDF (Israeli Defense Force) aircraft violated Lebanese airspace on their way to Syria.
Unnamed Israeli officials implied they launched the airstrike because they thought Syrian WMDs were being taken by U.S. backed insurgents.