TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel warns Iran against sending arms to Syria under guise of quake aid
Emanuel Fabian
February 9, 2023

The Saudi-owned Elaph news site on Thursday cited an Israeli military official as saying if Iran ships weapons to its regional proxies under the guise of humanitarian aid to Syria following the major earthquake there, the IDF would not hesitate to strike. The unnamed official said “there is information indicating that Iran will take advantage of the tragic situation in Syria” and ship weapons to the Hezbollah terror organization and other Iran-backed groups in Syria. He said Israel would not accept this and it would result in a “firm military response from us without hesitation.” READ MORE

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