Western diplomat: Israeli air force hits target on Syrian-Lebanese border.

Western diplomat: Israeli air force hits target on Syrian-Lebanese border.(JPost).A western diplomat said Wednesday that Israeli air force planes attacked a target on the Syrian-Lebanese border overnight, at a time of growing concern in the Jewish state over the fate of Syrian chemical and conventional weapons. The source, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue, had no further information about what might have been hit or where precisely the attack happened. Earlier, the Lebanese army reported a heavy presence of Israeli jets over its territory throughout the night. "There was definitely a hit in the border area," the source said. The IDF has declined to comment on reports of an IAF strike on the Syrian-Lebanese border.Hmmm.... The time of talking seems to be over.Read the full story here.More here.

If this is accurate, it places the airstrike northwest of Damascus and south of Zabadan

Israel in Secret Talks With US Security Officials. According to Al Monitor, Israel has been engaged in high-level talks with US security officials, adding weight to the claim of an Israeli airstrike against a convoy reportedly carrying arms near the Syrian-Lebanese border: IDF intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi traveled to Washington for closed-door consultations with American officials Tuesday, Al-Monitor exclusively reported:Tuesday. Israeli officials would not comment on the focus of his consultations. Among those Kochavi met at the Pentagon Tuesday was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, defense sources told Al-Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense and security advisors have “recently held a number of security assessments” focused on developments in Syria, and “the potential shift in the balance of power between the IDF and Hezbollah, in the event that the latter would get hold of Assad’s WMDs,” Ynet’s Ron Ben-Yishai reported Monday.