Report: An Iranian weapons warehouse was attacked from the air in the Syria-Iraq border

According to local media, an attack was carried out at al-Hamdan airport near al-Bochmal town, in the border area between the states. No known damage or injuries are known at this time. Concurrent with the report of the attack, the prime minister will meet with the US Secretary of State this evening

Report: An Iranian weapons warehouse was attacked from the air in the Syria-Iraq border

An Iranian weapons warehouse has been attacked from the air in the area of ​​al-Hamdan airport near the Syria-Iraq border - local media reported Wednesday. No known damage or injuries are known at this time.

An explosion was reportedly heard in Deir region, eastern Syria, where the border town of al-Bochmal is located. The border area has a large presence of Iranian-supported Shiite Iraqi militias. Because of Iranian activity, this area has become Israel's target and in recent months has been attacked several times off the air.

The reports of the attack come before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Lisbon. Speaking to reporters held by Netanyahu prior to his meeting, he said the protests in Iran, Lebanon and Iraq are "an extensive cushion" for weakening the Iranian regime. "I see this as our main goal," Netanyahu added.

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The border between Syria and Iraq has been attacked several times in recent months. Assault in Syria, 2018 (Photo: Reuters)

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About two weeks ago, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on the northern border, during which Netanyahu said Israel would "thwart its attempts to turn Iraq and Yemen into rocket and missile bases against the State of Israel." Netanyahu also confirmed that Tehran is planning further attacks on Israel, saying, "I can confirm to you that we are continuing our plans to thwart this aggression by various means."

The tour also included Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and other senior officials. Bennett told the Iranian forces: "You have nothing to look for here, you have nothing to try to establish, everything you try to do here - you will encounter a strong and determined IDF that will harm you." This, after the Israeli attack carried out the previous week, against dozens of targets of Iranian Quds force and the Syrian army.

An IDF attack was carried out last month in response to four rocket launches to the northern Golan Heights, during which a series of targets including commanders, weapons, observation posts and Iranian assets were destroyed. During the attack, Syrian air missiles were fired, and several Syrian air defense batteries fired. The Syrian human rights organization, at least 23 people were killed, including 16 Iranians.

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