Israel and US test fire missiles towards Syria: Who said what

Even as news emerges that two ballistic ‘objects’ were detected over the Mediterranean in a joint test by Israel and the USA, Russia is emerging as the unofficial mouthpiece for Syria in times of crisis, and many countries have started putting out statements denying involvement or knowledge of the possible missile strikes. Here is a collection of who said what: [caption id=“attachment_1081815” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] Israel:Prior to this, Israel had said that it was unaware of any ballistic missile launch being conducted in the eastern Mediterranean. “We are not aware, at this time, of such an event having occurred,” a military spokeswoman in Jerusalem said after a Russian news agency reported the launch of two ballistic “objects” from the central part of the sea eastward.