According to Israeli reports, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a series of air strikes against Iranian positions in Syria in recent days, including a daring ground raid in which forces seized equipment and documents.
Syria is home to Iranian and Russian bases and serves as a route for transporting weapons and reinforcements to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
of Jerusalem Post Reported Thursday:
Israeli ground forces targeted an Iranian missile production facility in Syria this week in a strike blamed on Israel, Eva J. Kourliotis, a Middle East expert on jihadist groups, citing security sources. Israeli special forces entered the facility, removed its equipment and destroyed it, Kourliotis wrote in an article for X.
On Sunday evening, reports emerged that Israel had carried out major attacks in the region, including on a scientific research center that Western sources said was responsible for developing unconventional weapons.
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The operation reportedly lasted about an hour, with Israeli special forces entering the compound, removing important equipment and documents and destroying them with explosives, before withdrawing with air cover.
The Israel Times Added:
The Turkey-based opposition Syrian TV station reported that the Israeli helicopters did not land on Syrian territory, instead hovering while special forces descended on ropes.
The report said there were heavy clashes, leaving three Syrians dead and two to four Iranians captured, without giving details about what happened to the Iranians.
The media also reported that a Russian communications center was among the locations targeted as part of the operation.
The increased intensity and focus of Israel's operations comes as Israeli political leaders have begun to openly say they are preparing for war with Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah to stop rocket, missile and drone attacks that have displaced 63,500 civilians from 74 towns along the northern Lebanese border.
The goal is to push Hezbollah back north of the Litani River, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. 1701.
Israeli government spokesman David Mensah said on Thursday that Hezbollah had fired 8,000 rockets and drones at Israel since October, killing 46 people inside Israel, including 24 civilians and one Indian.
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