Tel Aviv Intensifies Strikes Against Iranian Presence in Syria

Tel Aviv Intensifies Strikes Against Iranian Presence in Syria
The successive raids indicate an ongoing Israeli strategy to target Iran-linked infrastructure and sites in Syria, confirming its commitment to prevent the expansion of Iranian influence
October 10, 2024, 10:06 pm

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Syrian state television reported late Wednesday that Israel carried out a series of airstrikes targeting facilities in Homs and Hama governorates. Reports indicated that the attacks hit an industrial area in rural Homs and a military site in Hama, noting that losses were limited to material damage.

Amer Khalil, director of the industrial city in Hassia, stated that the raids targeted a car factory, as well as vehicles loaded with medical and relief supplies, resulting in a massive fire at the site. He added that firefighting teams are working to extinguish the flames.

The Syrian state news agency (SANA) quoted a military source saying that the Israeli raids were launched from northern Lebanon, targeting a car assembly plant in the industrial zone of Hassia.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, reported that the targeted factory is an "Iranian facility." The observatory also noted that the strikes on rural Hama targeted an area containing air defenses and forces affiliated with the Syrian regime.

These raids come in the context of an ongoing Israeli campaign against Iran-linked targets in Syria, which has escalated since Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 last year.

Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria, primarily targeting sites of Syrian regime forces and Iranian-backed fighters, including Hezbollah positions.

While Israeli authorities rarely comment on specific operations in Syria, they have repeatedly affirmed that they will not allow Iran to entrench its presence in the northern neighbor.

Earlier on Wednesday, Syrian state media announced that an Israeli shelling resulted in the death of a policeman in southern Syria near the Golan Heights. In response, the Israeli army confirmed that the raid resulted in the death of a Hezbollah member inside Syrian territory.

The Israeli army clarified that the air force targeted Azzam Jahout, a Hezbollah member, near the Syrian city of Quneitra, adding that Jahout was working within a local network in the Golan Heights affiliated with Hezbollah in Syria.

These developments confirm the continuation of Israeli efforts to confront Iranian threats in the region and highlight the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran and its allies in Syria.

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