JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes bombed Iranian forces near Damascus on Saturday "planning to launch a drone towards targets in Israel," the Israeli army said, while Syrian television said air defenses had responded to "hostile targets" in the skies of the capital.
"The strike targeted Quds Force and Shiite militias planning to reinforce plans to launch attacks targeting locations in Israel from inside Syria in recent days," said Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus.
The Israeli army confirmed that it thwarted the operation, and said in a statement issued "talk about an operation in which a number of helicopters (helicopters) armed against Israeli targets were planned."
The IDF statement held Iran and the Syrian regime directly responsible for trying to carry out the thwarted operation.
The Jerusalem Post quoted an Israeli army spokesman as saying the attack was aimed at foiling a plot by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force.
He added that the plan is to attack "northern Israel" in the coming days by firing drones carrying explosives.
The Israeli prime minister commented on the raids, saying that Iran had no immunity anywhere.
For his part, Syrian television said that the air defenses confronted "hostile targets" in the skies of the capital Damascus.
According to the official agency of the Syrian regime (SANA) that anti-air defense anti-missile missiles in the skies of Damascus, and most of them fall in the southern region before they reach their targets.
The agency added that he heard explosions in the skies of Damascus, noting that the aggression continues until now.
The nature of these targets is not yet clear, and there were no immediate reports of material damage or loss of life.