Syrian TV airs video of the aftermath of Israeli air strikes near Damascus on Sunday.<br/> <br />Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah.<br/> <br />Syrian President Bashar al-Assad condemned the strikes as a 'declaration of war' and threatened retaliation.<br/> <br />A senior Israeli lawmaker said the strikes were not aimed to weaken Assad but rather ensure that his ally, Hezbollah, does not receive hi-tech weapons.<br/> <br />Meanwhile, Russia expressed concern that the chances of foreign military intervention in Syria were growing following the air strikes.<br/> <br />Foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said the escalation of armed confrontation sharply increased the risk of creating new areas of tension and also destabilized the relative calm of the Israeli-Lebanese border.<br/> <br />Russia is a long-standing arms supplier to Damascus and has previously protected As
