Israeli helicopters hit three targets in Syria near the border in the early hours of Monday, Syrian media reported.
According to the reports, the missiles struck targets connected to the
Hezbollah terror group on the outskirts of the town of al-Baath as well as other locations in southern Syria.The three sites were all reportedly connected to Hezbollah’s so-called Golan File, its efforts to establish a front along the Golan border from which it can carry out attacks against Israel.
According to Syrian media, two of the sites were observation posts used by the Lebanese terror group, while the third target was a site just next to a Syrian military facility that Israel has long claimed was working with Hezbollah, the offices of Cpt. Bashar al-Hussein, commander of a reconnaissance company in the Syrian army’s 90th Brigade.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-Syrian opposition organization of unclear funding, said the strikes caused "material damage," but there was no immediate word on casualties.
There was no comment from the Israel Defense Forces, in line with its policy of only publicly acknowledging strikes that are in response to attacks from Syria.
Later on Monday morning, in a tacit threat, the Israeli military reportedly dropped leaflets in the Syrian Golan mentioning Hussein by name and warning Syrian troops to avoid cooperating with Hezbollah. The IDF did not immediately confirm dropping the fliers, but the pages were marked with the eagle symbol of the Israeli military’s 210th "Bashan" Division, which defends that area of the border with Syria.
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The IDF continued its leaflet campaign along the Syrian side of the Golan today. The leaflets warned members of the Syrian armed forces against cooperating w/ Hezbollah & its commander, Jawad Hashem. The leaflets have been dropped before & after Israeli attacks in the area. pic.twitter.com/YTEJOsSumb
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) October 25, 2021