A satellite photo of Assad's presidential palace in Damascus
Satellite pictures showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace in Damascus were published by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Monday.
The footage, which was posted on the ministry’s official Twitter account, also showed the Damascus Airport and an unspecified regime military base.
According to a statement by the ministry, the footage was taken by a reconnaissance satellite called “Ofek 11,” and marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of Israel’s first satellite “Ofek-1.”
שלושים שנה לשיגור הלוויין הראשון: משרד הביטחון והתעשייה האווירית חושפים לראשונה את סרטון שיגור אופק 1 מספטמבר 1988
בנוסף, לראשונה נחשפים צילומי מודיעין של לוויין התצפית אופק 11https://t.co/Fsom15pL9V pic.twitter.com/0r9JA1nSGS
Israeli media reports said the publication of the images “could be seen as both a show of strength and a tacit threat to Syria.”
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