Quds city, Feb 27, SPA -- Israel's defense minister on Saturday blamed Syria and a Palestinian extremist group based there for a suicide bombing that killed four Israelis outside a Tel Aviv nightclub and shattered an informal truce, prompting him to freeze plans to hand over security responsibilities in the West Bank. Syria denied the charges. Israel has attacked Syrian targets in the past and will do so again if it deems necessary, another senior Israeli defense official said Sunday. Deputy Defense Minister Zeev Boim said Israel will attack Syrian targets if it feels that is the way to stop attacks that originate in Damascus. On its part, Syria quickly rejected the charges. Damascus "had nothing to do with the Tel Aviv operation and that this (Islamic Jihad) movement's office is closed in Syria," a foreign ministry official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
