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Israel Strikes Iranian Forces in Syria in Response to Bombs Planted on Border
(Ha'aretz-IDF) Noa Shpigel - The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday that it struck Iran-backed targets in Syria in response to explosive devices discovered by soldiers on the Israeli side of the Israeli-Syrian border on Tuesday. Israel attacked eight targets, including arms depots, military headquarters and compounds and surface-to-air missile batteries. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 10 were killed in the strike, including Syrians and Iranians. Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel would not tolerate the planting of explosives in the Golan. "We cannot turn a blind eye to this. It's a grave incident." The IDF accused an Iranian-led Syrian squad of being responsible for placing the explosive devices, recalling that it intercepted troops dressed as shepherds who attempted to plant explosives in August.