Israel's security establishment assesses that Iran was behind the two armed terrorists eliminated by the IDF over the weekend in southern Syria, according to Israeli media reports. The gunmen were killed near the Israeli border. The assessment follows an initial report that the terrorists were likely dispatched by Iran's Quds Force.
On Monday evening, the Israeli security establishment formally assessed that the two armed terrorists eliminated by the IDF in southern Syria over the weekend were dispatched by Iran. Israeli media cited security sources for the assessment, which upgrades the earlier likelihood to a formal determination. The assessment was reported at 22:28 Jerusalem tonight, following a day of successive disclosures about the incident.
As The Zioneer reported in a thread of ten updates published concurrently at 07:31 Jerusalem on Sunday, the IDF first confirmed the elimination of several armed terrorists in the Security Zone in southern Syria, with forces from the Etzioni Brigade and 210th Division carrying out the operation. By the same time, the military had specified that two gunmen were killed roughly one kilometer from the border near the village of Khader while moving toward Israel around 21:00 Saturday evening. Their bodies were taken into IDF custody. Subsequent reports, also at 07:31 Jerusalem on Sunday, cited Kan News in stating the security establishment's initial assessment that the terrorists were likely dispatched by Iran or its Quds Force — an assessment that now solidifies into a formal determination.
The Zioneer reported earlier Monday at 22:28 Jerusalem that the IDF had stated the terrorists were likely dispatched by Iran or its Quds Force and were attempting to reach an Israeli position or community in the Golan Heights. The identity of the two has not been publicly released.
The assessment reinforces the view — as The Zioneer has reported in broader context — that Iran continues to use Syrian territory to stage attacks against Israel, even as the IDF maintains operations along the eastern border.
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