IOF Shells Quneitra District in Syria

By Staff, Agencies

The “Israeli” Occupation Forces [IOF] shelled the Druze town of Hader in the Syrian province of Quneitra province, Syrian media reported on Sunday night.

According to Syria’s SANA News Agency, the IOF had targeted a “deserted area,” causing no damage or casualties.

Hader lies just approximately 3 kilometers from the border between the two countries on the Golan Heights in the Quneitra province.

A similar incident occurred on February 11, with local Syrian media reporting that the IOF shelled a position in the city of Quneitra.

“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that the IOF had struck positions in Syria’s Quneitra district in February, stating that the “Israeli” entity is “operating every day, including yesterday, against Iran and its attempts to establish its presence in the area."

"We operate many, many, many means and many, many elements against the Iranian aggression, against their attempt to arm themselves with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles," he said.

The so-called Syrian Observatory which is based in the UK reported that seven shells struck Syrian army positions in Quneitra, including a surveillance post.

Nevertheless, officials in the defense establishment believe that the situation in Syria, especially with the Americans pulling their troops from the country and the Syrian government headed by President Bashar al-Assad regaining control over the majority of the country, is encouraging Iran to act more brazenly against the “Israeli” entity.

According to “Israeli” intelligence assessments, the Syrian military might take part in a war against the entity if one were to break out along the northern border.