Israel Air Force demolishes Syrian Hamas weapons facility near Damascus

The Israel Air Force struck a weapons storage facility belonging to Hamas in the area of Deir Ali in southern Syria on Saturday afternoon, the IDF subsequently announced.

Later, on Saturday evening, explosions from further airstrikes were heard in the vicinity of Syria’s capital city, Damascus, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen reported.

The additional reports of explosions came after the IDF vowed to continue to “dismantle Hamas’ capabilities on all of its fronts” following its strike on the terror group’s weapons facility in the afternoon.

Israel’s military also noted that the weapons being stored inside the facility in Syria were “intended to be used for attacks on IDF troops.”

‘Exploiting’ Syrian soil

The IDF stated that Hamas was acting “to exploit Syrian soil for their terrorist activities under the direction of Iran. ”

“The IDF will continue to dismantle Hamas’ capabilities on all of its fronts and will operate against all attempts by terrorist organizations to entrench themselves and build up their forces to secure the State of Israel,” Israel’s military concluded.

Source » jpost.com