Syrian air defence batteries respond to what state media said were Israeli missiles near Damascus earlier this year (AFP/file photo)
Times of Israel: Israeli jets strike in Syria to thwart attack by Iranian ‘killer drones’
Army says it carried out airstrikes near Damascus to foil ‘imminent’ IRGC plot to hit sites inside Israel with UAVs armed with explosives; Syria claims it downed Israeli missiles.
Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes in Syria to thwart a planned attack on Israel by Iran-backed fighters using armed drones, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday night.
The Israeli military said its strike late Saturday targeted operatives from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force as well as Shiite militias who had been planning on sending “kamikaze” attack drones into Israel armed with explosives.
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More News On Saturday's Israeli Airstrikes In Syria
Israel says it thwarted imminent Iranian attack from Syria -- CTV/AP
Israeli jets hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian drone attack: army -- AFP
Israel strikes at Iranian forces over Damascus to take down alleged armed drones -- CBC/Reuters
Israel says latest Syria airstrike thwarted 'imminent' attack by Iranian drones -- FOX News
Israel claims responsibility for airstrikes near Damascus, saying it foiled 'large-scale attack' by Iran -- CNN
Drones, Shiite militias at heart of Iranian threat to Israel -- Jerusalem Post
Israel Strikes Syria, Says It Foiled Iranian Drone Attack -- Haaretz
Israel says it hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian “killer” drone attack -- Middle East Eye