Israel strikes targets in south Syria — state media
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According to Syrian media, the attack hit sites on the Syrian Golan Heights and the Damascus International Airport. The al-Arabiya news site reported that a military base housing the Syrian military’s 165th Battalion, which has allegedly been used by Iran to store weapons, was also targeted in the strike.
The Israel Defense Forces refused to comment on the late-night strikes, in accordance with its policy to neither confirm nor deny its operations in Syria, save for those launched in retaliation for an attack from Israel’s northern neighbor.
There were no injuries reported in the strikes but damage was caused, the Syrian state news outlet SANA said.
According to SANA, the Israeli strikes were conducted with both air-to-ground missiles fired by fighter jets and surface-to-surface missiles.
The strikes on the Syrian Golan apparently targeted sites connected to Iran and its ally, the Hezbollah terror group, whom Israel says have set up a base of operations in the area of Quneitra with assistance from the Syrian military, despite the assurances of Syria’s ally Russia that it would keep Iranian forces away from the border. This has been an area of significant concern for the IDF, which has reportedly targeted Hezbollah positions and weapons caches on the Golan many times over the years.
The attacks on the Damascus airport were likely tied to the arrival of at least two Iranian cargo planes Tehran earlier in the day, indicating that the target was Iranian weapons shipments.
The 165th Battalion’s base in the area of el-Kisweh, south of Damascus, has reportedly been targeted by Israel several times in the past. READ MORE
Israel strikes targets in south Syria — state media
Israel strikes targets in south Syria — state media
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