Israel struck Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria early Wednesday morning in response to explosive devices found on the border the previous day.“IDF warplanes attacked military targets belonging to the Iranian Quds Force and the Syrian army tonight in Syria. The attack damaged warehouses, command posts and military complexes, and batteries of surface-to-air missiles,” the IDF said in a statement.
The strikes hit eight targets from the Golan Heights to Damascus, including an Iranian military complex near Damascus International Airport, a secret military barracks which acts as a housing complex for senior Iranian officials as well as visiting delegations, a command post for Division 7 of the Syrian army which cooperates with the Quds Force, and mobile surface-to-air missile trucks which fired toward Israeli jets during the strikes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the strikes were part of a policy that he has been “pursuing for years,” and that Israel would not allow for Iran to entrench itself in Syria, nor would it allow for any attempted attack from Syrian territory.
“Whoever tries to attack us, whoever attacks us, will bleed from his head,” Netanyahu warned.Defense Minister Benny Gantz responded to the strikes on Wednesday morning, saying “I repeat to our enemies – Israel will not tolerate violations of sovereignty on any border, and will not allow dangerous escalations at any border. The Syrian regime is responsible for everything that is done in its territory.”
The military added that “the attack was carried out in response to the placement of explosive charges next to the border fence between Syrian and Israeli territory by a Syrian squad acting under Iranian instruction,” the statement said.
According to IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman, the antipersonnel mines discovered yesterday were planted several weeks ago by local Syrians under the command of Iranian Quds Force.
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