Israel Strikes Iran in Syria After Iran Launches Rocket at Israeli Ski Resort
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- [Reporter] The IDF said it'sfighter jets struck Iranian
Kuds forces military targets in Syria.
And Syrian ariel defense batteries,
and released this footageof two of the strikes.
This map shows Iranian and Syrian sides
targeted outside of Damascus.
The IDF said it had hitammunition storage site
and an Iranian intelligencesite and military training camp.
The strikes came in responseto an Iranian launched rocket
at the northern Golon heightswhere the Mount Hairmon
ski resort is.
Israel's iron dome intercepted the rockets
and Israel closed the ski resort.
Israel's foreign ministry tweeted,
"Iran's attempts toentrench itself in Syria
"and endanger Israeli liveswill not be tolerated."
Earlier Syria said Israelhad carried out missile
strikes but its aerialdefenses have thwarted them.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
who was on an historicvisit in the African
nation of Chad said Israel'spolicy remains firm.
- We have a set policy, toharm Iranian entrenchment
in Syria and to harm anyonewho tries to harm us.
This policy doesn't changewhen I'm in the country
and it also doesn't change when I'm making
a historic visit to Chad.
- In response, Iran said it was ready
for war that would to thedestruction of Israel.
Israel's intelligenceminister said the air strikes
sent a clear message to Iran,the IDF took responsibility
publicly and immediatelyfor the airstrike.
Signaling a shift inpolicy away from its usual
ambiguity, that could indicate that Israel
is ready for an escalation.
In a telephone briefing,former Israeli national
security advisor YaacovAmidror said Israel is ready
for action.
- [Yaacov] Israel was very clear about it.
We are ready for escalation for us to stop
the IRanian's from buildingan independent Iranian
war machine in Syria isso important that we are
ready to go to somethingbigger than that if we need it.
- [Reporter] For now itsquiet, but it's not likely
that Iran will abandon it'sgoal of the destruction
of Israel nor will Israel let that happen.
Julie Stahl, CBN News Jerusalem.