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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Israel says it hit Syrian army post being used by Hezbollah
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it carried out a strike against a Syrian Army position in southern Syria, near Israel’s border, which was identified as being used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
The IDF says it has intelligence indicating Hezbollah operatives used the Syrian Army site.
“The IDF holds the Syrian regime accountable for all activities which take place within its territory and will not allow for any attempted actions which could lead to the entrenchment of Hezbollah on the Syrian front,” the military says in a statement.
צה"ל תקף לפני זמן קצר תשתית צבאית שהוצבה בחזית שטח סוריה, אשר ממידע מודיעיני עולה כי שימשה את ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה.
צה"ל רואה במשטר הסורי אחראי לכל אשר קורה בשטחו ולא יאפשר ניסיונות אשר יובילו להתבססות ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בחזיתו>> pic.twitter.com/Eh2W5LRyYH
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) April 9, 2024
Meanwhile, strikes were also carried out against Hezbollah observation posts and other infrastructure in southern Lebanon in the past few hours, the IDF says.
Areas near Dhayra and Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon were also shelled with artillery to “remove threats,” according to the military.
