Israeli commandos conducted a rare ground raid in Syria this week, targeting a weapons facility tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, officials said Thursday. The operation, near Masyaf, combined airstrikes and a commando assault. The site reportedly produced chemical weapons and missiles for Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran.
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Israeli jets launched the initial strike Sunday night. Afterward, special forces rappelled from helicopters, stormed the site, and captured several Iranian officers.
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Ground troops secured key intelligence, including missile production materials, before rigging the facility with explosives and destroying it.
No Israeli casualties were reported, but Syrian state media confirmed casualties at the site. The operation also targeted a Hezbollah missile facility near the Lebanese border.
Western officials hailed the raid as a significant blow to Iran and Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in Syria, amid rising tensions in the region.
ISRAELI COMMANDOS CARRIED OUT A SECRET RAID IN SYRIA THIS WEEK… TARGETING AN IRANIAN-LINKED WEAPONS FACILITY IN THE MASYAF REGION.
THE OPERATION, UTILIZING AIRSTRIKES AND A RARE GROUND INFILTRATION, MARKS ONE OF ISRAEL’S MOST EXTENSIVE MISSIONS IN YEARS.
AFTER AIRSTRIKES DEVASTATED THE SITE, ISRAELI SPECIAL FORCES RAPPELLED FROM HELICOPTERS TO RAID THE FACILITY, CAPTURING SEVERAL IRANIAN OFFICERS.
THE SITE, LINKED TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION, WAS ALSO RIGGED WITH EXPLOSIVES AND DESTROYED.
WITH DOZENS INJURED, AND 18 KILLED… THE RAID MARKS A SIGNIFICANT ESCALATION IN ISRAEL’S EFFORTS TO COUNTER IRAN’S INFLUENCE IN SYRIA.
AS TENSIONS RISE IN THE REGION, THIS MISSION MAY HAVE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES FOR ISRAEL, SYRIA, AND IRAN.
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