(Reuters) Laila Bassam - Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran's weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region, sources including a Syrian military intelligence officer said. Israel seemed "no longer cautious" about inflicting heavy casualties on Hizbullah forces in Syria. The intensified air campaign has killed 19 Hizbullah members in Syria in three months. The strikes have also hit Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Syria. "They used to fire warning shots - they'd hit near the truck, our guys would get out of the truck, and then they'd hit the truck," said a commander in the regional alliance backing Damascus. "Now that's over. Israel is now unleashing deadlier, more frequent air raids against Iranian arms transfers and air defense systems in Syria. They bomb everyone directly. They bomb to kill."
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