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IDF: Fighter jets struck Hamas weapon depot near Syrian town of Deir Ali, south of Damascus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli fighter jets struck a weapon depot belonging to the Hamas terror group near the Syrian town of Deir Ali, south of Damascus, a short while ago, the IDF says.
According to the military, the weapons stored at the site were going to be used in attacks on Israeli troops.
“The Palestinian terror organizations, chief among them Hamas, exploit Syria to establish terror activity under Iranian guidance,” the IDF says, adding that it will operate against Hamas anywhere it tries to establish itself.
The IDF publishes footage of the strike.
מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר תקפו לפני זמן קצר, בהכוונת אגף המודיעין ופיקוד הצפון, מחסן אמצעי לחימה במרחב דיר עלי בדרום סוריה של ארגון הטרור חמאס, לאחר שאמצעי הלחימה יועדו לביצוע פעולות טרור נגד כוחות צה״ל >> pic.twitter.com/fTI8Ju2zsc
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