Peres and the Israeli raid on the Syrian position

The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in occupied Jerusalem said that the Israeli foreign minister Shemon Peres, who opposed the raids against the Syrian positions in Lebanon contacted the US administration and explained the details of the operation and justified reasons behind launching it.

The correspondent added that despite the danger of the Israeli escalation the Israeli security officials do not expect a direct Syrian reply to the killing of the Syrian soldiers, but they did not rule out the Hizbullah party to reply the attack.

For his part, the Israeli deputy prime minister Selvan Shaloum expressed his hope that the situation will not be escalated into regional confrontation at the meantime, at a time when Israel did not hide its content for not abrogating the visit of the Jordanian foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib on Monday to Jerusalem and his meeting with Sharon.