Saturday, November 30, 2024

IDF says jets hit Syrian military site being used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms

Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck Syrian military infrastructure near border crossings between Syria and Lebanon on Saturday, which the IDF says were being “actively” used by Hezbollah to transfer weapons,  testing the fragile, days-old ceasefire.

“This strike was carried out following the identification of the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah from Syria to Lebanon, even after the ceasefire agreement, and constitutes a threat to the State of Israel, in violation of the terms of the ceasefire agreement,” the military said in a statement. Syria’s Sham FM radio reported that the strikes targeted the al-Qusayr area. No further details were given and the IDF did not specify what kind of military installation was hit.  (Read More)