JERUSALEM POST
IDF confirms: Israel attacked Syria to prevent Iranian terror attack
by Anna Ahronheim
August 25, 2019
Israel struck several targets in the village of Aqraba south of the Syrian capital of Damascus overnight Saturday, thwarting an attack by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps against northern Israel. According to IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis, the IRGC Quds Force was planning to strike northern Israel on Thursday by launching several armed drones against the targets. He added that the cell planning the attack received direct orders from Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in Tehran…READ MORE