On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-owned cargo ship last week and said Israel is striking back at Iranian targets throughout the region.
On Thursday, the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray suffered a series of blasts to its hull, forcing it to pull into a Dubai port for repairs. In comments reportedby The Associated Press, Netanyahu said Israel was already striking back against Iran for the attack.
Netanyahu did not specify how Israel was striking back in his remarks Monday, but his comments did come after Syrian state media said Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles directed at Damascus on Sunday night. The missiles reportedly targeted an area where Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) troops and Iran-backed militia fighters are believed to be located.
Syrian state media reported the Syrian air defense systems intercepted most of the Israeli missiles and there were no indications of casualties from the missile attacks.
Israel has launched numerous strikes in Syria’s direction in recent months. In a Friday news briefing, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel was taking various actions on an “almost weekly” basis to harass Iranian forces in Syria, which have been fighting in support of Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad.
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