Israel name-checked a notorious WWII attack to justify sinking Syria's navy

• 10/15/2024, 6:40 AM
• businessinsider.com

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When Israel sank six Syrian warships at the port of Latakia this week amid larger attacks on the military remnants of the ousted Assad regime, Israel's leader invoked a precedent from World War II.