Iran Fires Rocket from Syria at Israeli Civilians
On Sunday, January 20th, 2019, the Iranian Quds Force fired an Iranian-made rocket from Syrian territory at a civilian ski resort on Mount Hermon, northern Israel. The Iron Dome Aerial Defense System successfully intercepted the rocket before it could harm any civilians.
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In a video shared across social media, Israeli skiers on Mount Hermon were heard panicking as they saw the Iranian rocket overhead.
Early on Monday, January 21st, 2019, the IDF struck several Iranian Quds targets inside Syria. These targets included: munition storage sites, a military site in the Damascus International Airport, an Iranian intelligence site and an Iranian military training site.
During the strike, dozens of Syrian surface-to-air missiles were launched, despite the fact that the IDF had issued clear warnings to avoid such fire. In response, the IDF targeted several of the Syrian Armed Forces' aerial defense batteries.
Iran’s Pattern of Behavior
Iran has been using it’s growing presence in Syria to attack Israel. On February 10th, 2018, Iran launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which was carrying explosives from Syria and violated Israeli airspace. A few months later, on May 10th, 2018, Iranian forces in Syria launched nearly 30 rockets at IDF positions in the Golan Heights. Both of these attacks were successfully thwarted by the IDF and the Iranians paid a significant price immediately thereafter.
“By Allah's favor and grace, nothing called the "Zionist regime" will exist by 25 years from now.” - Ayatollah Khamenei, September, 2015
Time and again Iran has publicly stated and demonstrated its desire to destroy Israel.
The IDF will not tolerate such threats.
The IDF holds the Syrian regime responsible for everything taking place in Syria, including Iran’s attempts to entrench itself in Syrian territory and destabilize the region.
