The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 12, 2016 Israel Acknowledges Launching Dozens of Strikes in Syria -------------------------------------------------------- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged Israel launched dozens of strikes in Syria, targeting what he said were suspected arms transfers to the group Hezbollah. Netanyahu provided few details about the strikes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "We act when we need to act, including here across the border with dozens of strikes meant to prevent Hezbollah from obtaining game-changing weaponry." Topics:Syria Israel .