Yesterday Israeli planes struck targets near Damascus - a move that brought quick responses from both sides. Israeli Air Force pointed to a hidden intel-gathering site while Syria said the hit damaged day-to-day areas
The strike focused on Sayeda Zeinab zone (known for its big shrine); where Hezbollah runs some key operations. “Our intel shows theres a branch that works on data-gathering and analysis in Syria“ the Israeli military wrote in their post-strike note
The area south of Damascus has seen more air-raids since last fall‚ when fighting between Israel and Hezbollah got worse: Western info-sources say these hits took out many Iran-backed fighters who stayed near the city edges. The Sayeda Zeinab part stays important cos of its high-rank militia presence
Syrian defense chiefs said the strike hit non-army spots and caused some harm but didnt list any deaths. Their foreign office called these attacks law-breaking and asked UN members to:
* Stop letting Israel hit targets
* Make Israel answer for its actions
* Put rules in place to block more strikes
Its rare for Israel to talk about such hits - but this time they spoke up about taking down what they call a spy-network thats part of Hezbollahs wider setup in Syria