(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - Referring to Israel's reprisal airstrike on Iranian and Syrian military sites in Syria, a senior defense official said: "Iran is an octopus with its head in Tehran that sends its tentacles to wrap around us. We have not yet threatened Tehran, but we are beginning to get close to the head of the octopus. We struck a building staffed by Iranians at the Damascus airport." The official said that Israel destroyed six Syrian air defense batteries, as well as multiple buildings on Syrian military bases that are controlled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Quds Force. Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, who heads the Blue and White party, said: "The Israel Defense Forces exacted a toll tonight from the Iranian cancerous cells in Syria. We must preserve and strengthen our deterrence on all fronts....We will back any responsible act by the government that strengthens the security of Israel's citizens." Video footage from Syria appeared to show a Syrian air defense missile crashing to the ground in a heavily populated area shortly after launching, which could account for some of the casualties.
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