(April 19, 2023 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces struck assets belonging to Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah in southern Syria overnight Tuesday, according to foreign reports.
According to reports, the military fired artillery at targets in Quneitra in the Syrian-held part of the Golan Heights.
The IDF on Wednesday morning dropped leaflets in the area warning the Syrian army against working with Hezbollah.
The Israeli military did not comment on the reports but said that a Skylark drone conducting a routine operation crashed overnight in Syria.
The unmanned aerial vehicle suffered a technical malfunction and an investigation into the incident has been opened.
The military added that there was no danger of critical information being leaked.
במהלך הלילה, במהלך פעילות שגרתית, נפל כלי טיס בלתי מאויש מסוג “רוכב שמיים” בשטח סוריה בעקבות תקלה טכנית. אין חשש לדלף מידע. האירוע מתוחקר
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) April 19, 2023
Earlier this month, the IDF struck targets in Syria in response to six rockets fired towards the Golan Heights. Among the targets were a military compound of the Fourth Division of the Syrian Armed Forces, military radar systems and artillery posts.
“The IDF sees the State of Syria responsible for all activities occurring within its territory and will not allow any attempts to violate Israeli sovereignty,” the IDF said.
The military regularly conducts airstrikes in Syria with a view to preventing Iran and its terror proxies, foremost among them Lebanon-based Hezbollah, from developing permanent military infrastructure with which to open a front against the Jewish state.
