Israeli soldiers captured a terrorist in Syria who was working across the border for the Iranian regime
- Syrian terrorist Ali Suleiman al-Assi was detained by the IDF near the border with Israel.
- According to the Israeli military, the operation prevented future attacks and revealed methods of how Iranian networks operate.
Necessary: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had captured Ali Suleiman Al-AssiAn operator linked to the Iranian terrorist network in Syria. The arrest came in a joint intelligence operation in Syrian territory led by egos unit and this Division 210According to the IDF, al-Assi was collecting data on his soldiers for future attacks.
Israeli armed forces reported this Sunday that they had captured Syrian territory a terrorist who worked for the Iranian regimerecognized as Ali Sulaiman al-Assi.
“During a special operation in Syrian territory based on intelligence received in recent months, soldiers of the Egoz Unit, together with field interrogators of Unit 504, led by the 210 Division, detained an operator of the Iranian terrorist network in Syria ” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.
The military body indicated that al-Assi is a Syrian citizen who lives in the Saida region in southern Syria. “Its activities included collecting information about IDF soldiers in the border area in preparation for the network’s future terrorist activities.”
Following his arrest, he was transferred to Israeli soil for interrogation.
“IDF operation to arrest al-Assi Prevent future attacks and made it possible to discover the operational methods of the Iranian terrorist network based near the Golan Heights,” the IDF statement said, adding that they will continue to work to protect the sovereignty of the State of Israel and prevent “Iranian proxies.” “Israeli civilians are being targeted and threatened in the south of Syria.”
Last Thursday, the armed forces confirmed another attack on Syrian territory, in this case directed at Against weapons warehouses and command centers of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. In the city of Al Qusayr in western Syria.
In recent months, but especially since the end of summer, Israel claims to be fighting on seven frontsIdentifying all the enemies it blames for being under the command of the Iranian regime: Palestinian militias in Gaza and the West Bank, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Islamic resistance in Iraq, Houthi rebels in Yemen, pro-Iranian militias in Syria and Iran .
While the armed forces fight wars in Gaza and Lebanon, other groups sometimes fire missiles and drones into Israeli territory in support of both Hamas and Hezbollah.
The Iranian regime attacked Israel with approximately 180 ballistic missiles on October 1. The Israeli response came on 26 October, and Now the region awaits possible new retaliation by the Islamic Republic.
In this context, Israel has intensified its operations against what it describes as “Iran’s agents.”
Throughout October, Israeli police reported the arrest of at least 16 people linked to espionage plots in favor of the Islamic Republic, although their arrests may have occurred earlier, as these cases are usually subject to gag orders.
This weekend the Israeli Army also carried out an unprecedented operation on its part By arresting a senior Hezbollah official In a Marine attack in northern Lebanon.
The incident occurred when Israeli commandos land on the coast of BatrunAfter catching the alleged officer, they escaped in a speedboat. According to an official statement from the Army, Special Operations Unit Shayette 13 The Navy captured a “senior Hezbollah operative” considered “an important source of information” within Hezbollah’s naval section, who was transferred to Israeli territory for investigation by military intelligence.
The Israeli military elaborated in a brief statement, “The agent has been transferred to Israeli territory and is currently being interrogated by Unit 504. The Israel Defense Forces operates where necessary to protect the State of Israel and its citizens. Will continue to work there.”
The arrested person was identified as Imad Amhaz, who was reportedly in charge of Hezbollah’s naval operations.