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{"id":53484,"date":"2024-01-10T12:28:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T06:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozinews.in\/english\/?p=53484"},"modified":"2024-01-10T12:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T06:58:51","slug":"israel-shifts-to-deadlier-strikes-on-iran-linked-targets-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozinews.in\/english\/israel-shifts-to-deadlier-strikes-on-iran-linked-targets-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran\u2019s weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region, six sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The sources, including a Syrian military intelligence officer and a commander in the regional alliance backing Damascus, said Israel had shifted strategies following the Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas fighters into Israeli territory and the ensuing Israeli bombing campaigns in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/wrapup-blinken-uae-saudi-israel-monday-seeking-avert-wider-middle-east-war-2024-01-07\/\">Gaza<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israeli-strike-lebanon-kills-senior-commander-elite-hezbollah-unit-security-2024-01-08\/\">Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1138942973020042\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" 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inflicting heavy casualties on Hezbollah there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey used to fire warning shots \u2013 they\u2019d hit near the truck, our guys would get out of the truck, and then they\u2019d hit the truck,\u201d the commander said, describing Israeli raids on arms transfers handled by Hezbollah before Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military did not respond to questions from Reuters about its escalating campaign. A senior Israeli official, briefing journalists on condition of anonymity, said Hezbollah had initiated this round of fighting with attacks on Oct. 8, and that Israel\u2019s strategy was one of retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>Asked last month about a reported Israeli strike in Syria, Israel\u2019s military chief\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-acts-wherever-it-has-army-chief-says-after-syria-strike-2023-12-26\/\">said<\/a>\u00a0Israeli forces work throughout the region and take \u201cwhatever action necessary\u201d to show Israel\u2019s determination to defend itself.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IRANIAN FORCES KILLED<\/h2>\n<p>Israel began striking Iran-linked targets in Syria years ago, but sources familiar with the strikes said it had appeared to avoid killing Hezbollah members if it could.<\/p>\n<p>A regional intelligence officer said Israel feared a high casualty figure would prompt a retaliation from Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israeli villages just across the border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1138942973020042\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_6_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_6\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?client=ca-pub-1138942973020042&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=502168874&amp;adf=763328478&amp;pi=t.aa~a.4002444319~i.27~rp.4&amp;daaos=1704868264757&amp;w=730&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1704869644&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=6921181049&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=730x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofearth.com%2F2024%2F01%2F09%2Fisrael-shifts-to-deadlier-strikes-on-iran-linked-targets-in-syria%2F&amp;ea=0&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=183&amp;rw=730&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMC4xLjAiLCJ4ODYiLCIiLCIxMDkuMC41NDE0LjEyMCIsbnVsbCwwLG51bGwsIjMyIixbWyJOb3RfQSBCcmFuZCIsIjk5LjAuMC4wIl0sWyJHb29nbGUgQ2hyb21lIiwiMTA5LjAuNTQxNC4xMjAiXSxbIkNocm9taXVtIiwiMTA5LjAuNTQxNC4xMjAiXV0sMF0.&amp;dt=1704869644292&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=624&amp;idt=1&amp;shv=r20240108&amp;mjsv=m202401030101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D9bc710b7a96253fc%3AT%3D1704869612%3ART%3D1704869612%3AS%3DALNI_MZFLwFjlRkU1mB1EQAwhfJfB7NeXA&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000cd4e6e4bae1%3AT%3D1704869612%3ART%3D1704869612%3AS%3DALNI_MZ453mksadTvsafGyCjh8KihlwEZw&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1200x280%2C730x280%2C730x280%2C335x250&amp;nras=6&amp;correlator=787400842137&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=832899097.1704869644&amp;ga_sid=1704869644&amp;ga_hid=1466036933&amp;ga_fc=0&amp;u_tz=330&amp;u_his=5&amp;u_h=1024&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=984&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;dmc=4&amp;adx=77&amp;ady=3022&amp;biw=1263&amp;bih=824&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C31079266%2C31079759%2C31080262%2C31080218%2C95320870%2C95320894&amp;oid=2&amp;psts=AOrYGsk5V2mU5Z0B3hmJlf4XAVyoYiOflSAS36xZ8TjexVywZSRfvwDedmpuWNk5HtFjqCQq_sZXFKmiONULtM1R_V2UNg4&amp;pvsid=372979894252612&amp;tmod=1455784841&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofearth.com%2F%3Fgclid%3DCjwKCAiA-vOsBhAAEiwAIWR0Taor2W-hdybcrQgIi8ozh83Ju-NXHI-xGAxz3Y_ZyPCCxRdUOdxdTRoCqfkQAvD_BwE&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C984%2C1280%2C824&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;ifi=7&amp;uci=a!7&amp;btvi=4&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=468\" name=\"aswift_6\" width=\"730\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!7\" data-google-query-id=\"CNHLqaue0oMDFW_wcwEdftkNtA\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>But with exchanges of fire now taking place on a daily basis following the Oct. 7 attack, Israel is willing to be \u201cless cautious and less restrained in killing Lebanese Hezbollah in Syria,\u201d the officer added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THREAT TO ASSAD<\/h2>\n<p>Others have hit infrastructure in southern Syria: one air defence base was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-hits-syrian-air-defence-base-southern-syria-intel-sources-2023-12-28\/\">struck<\/a>\u00a0on Dec. 28 after an anti-aircraft defence system was also hit.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian intelligence officer said the strikes were hitting defensive equipment even before troops could install it. The airports in Syria\u2019s capital Damascus and northern Aleppo, which Iran has used to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-exploits-quake-relief-mission-fly-weapons-syria-sources-2023-04-12\/\">transfer arms<\/a>, have been rendered almost continually out of service by strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the sources said the threats of retaliation by Israel were delivered by the United Arab Emirates. 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