22 dead in Israeli airstrikes in Syria as IDF enters southern Lebanon October 1, 2024Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, September 29, 2024. (Flash90/David Cohen)(Flash90/David Cohen)22 dead in Israeli airstrikes in Syria as IDF enters southern Lebanon Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/22-dead-in-israeli-airstrikes-in-syria-as-idf-enters-southern-lebanon/ Email Print Israeli warplanes bomb Iranian base in eastern Syria and regime positions in Damascus, killing at least 22, as IDF ground forces enter southern Lebanon.By David Rosenberg, World Israel NewsIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 22 people in two separate attacks in Syria overnight, according to a state media outlet and an opposition observer organization.According to a report by SANA, the Syrian state-controlled broadcaster, Israeli warplanes and unmanned aircraft struck Damascus at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday, approaching the Syrian capital from the direction of the Golan Heights.Read Netanyahu to Iranian people: 'You deserve better'Three people were killed in the attack, SANA claimed, including television news anchor Safaa Ahmed.Nine others were injured in the strikes, SANA reported.In a separate attack overnight, Israeli fighter jets hit an Iranian base in eastern Syria, and a number of weapons caches and warehouses.The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group opposed to the Assad regime, reported that 19 members of pro-Iranian militias were killed in the strikes, with 18 more injured in the attacks.Read Iran launches massive missile barrage at IsraelThe dead included seven Syrian nationals, nine Iraqis, and three”non-Syrians” whose nationality was not reported.The strikes reportedly targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps positions in Deir Ezzor, 56 miles (90 kilometers) from the Iraqi border, and outside of Al Bukamal.The targets included an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps guesthouse in the village of Al-Heri, two weapons caches in Al-Hizzam, a warehouse in Al-Suwaiyah, the IRGC regional headquarters in Deir Ezzor, and a radar facility.The airstrikes came just hours after IDF ground forces entered southern Lebanon.On Tuesday, the IDF confirmed that a limit ground operation in Lebanon had begun.Read Iran’s strategic dilemma after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah“The IDF is operating according to a methodical plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command which IDF soldiers have trained and prepared for in recent months,” the Israeli military said.“The Israeli Air Force and IDF Artillery are supporting the ground forces with precise strikes on military targets in the area.” airstrikeDamascusIranIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsSyria
