Reports: Israel bombs Syrian missile transfers to Hezbollah
Not permitting game-changing missile transfers to Hezbollah by Iran through Syria.
Iran recently boasted how it had transferred via Syria game-changing missiles to the terrorist Hezbollah, which controls much of Lebanon and is fighting alongside the Assad regime in Syria.
Israel has warned about such missile transfers, and reportedly (without Israel admitting it publicly) bombed convoys and facilities in Syria to stop such transfers.
It appears from news reports that Israel has acted again. Reuters has confirmed the bombing:
Israel has carried out an air strike targeting a consignment of missiles in Syria bound for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official said on Saturday…. “There was an air strike. The target was not a chemical weapons facility. It was missiles intended for Hezbollah,” the official told Reuters.
As with all such breaking events, photos and videos on Twitter are not yet verified as authentic.
IAF strikes in May 2013, targeting al-Dimas – site of today's strike – thwarted an imminent weapons transfer to #Hezbollah. #Syria
— Brooklyn Middleton (@BklynMiddleton) December 7, 2014
BREAKING PHOTO – SYRIA: Moments of the massive explosions by IAF on Dimas near Damascus targeting military site. pic.twitter.com/ozVYV6xt9U
— Israel News Feed (@IsraelHatzolah) December 7, 2014
PHOTO 2 – SYRIA: Moments of the massive explosions by IAF in Dimas targeting military sites near Damascus. pic.twitter.com/GOc4tFVTfg
— Israel News Feed (@IsraelHatzolah) December 7, 2014
First #photos of explosions caused by #IAF strikes in paragliding airport in #Dimas.. #Israel #Syria pic.twitter.com/GdwQpUx176
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) December 7, 2014
Video #Israeli airforce flying over #Syria today
https://t.co/PKaSHwmdtb
— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) December 7, 2014
BREAKING: Syrian state TV: Israeli jets bomb near Damascus airport
http://t.co/Ad3Ho5GOOU pic.twitter.com/ffKwu9SCzA
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 7, 2014
"According to foreign reports the attack reportedly targeted a warehouse of advanced S-300 missiles, which were… http://t.co/3NVMuE3Pmt
— One New Man United (@OneNewManUnited) December 7, 2014
Far more likely that Israel attacked shipment of surface-to-surface or lower grade AA missiles meant for Hezbollah, not S-300.
— Daniel Nisman (@DannyNis) December 7, 2014
Leftist Israelis on social media are confident that the strikes in Syria were carried out due to political calculations ahead of elections
— Elizabeth Tsurkov (@Elizrael) December 7, 2014
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If confirmed…
Good shooting, guys…!!!
Happy hunting, IAF.
May your aim be true and shots strike their targets.
December 7th too….I wonder if the missle transfer people were surprised ^^
Somebody knew something. That must drive the Hamas leadership nuts.
Yeah! I never get the feeling that our guys have anything close to this level of visibility into our enemy’s plans.