Baghdad [Iraq], May 3: The above source also confirmed that the attack was carried out with multiple Arqub-type cruise missiles and for the first time targeted the Israeli city of Tel Aviv .
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an armed group backed by Iran , has claimed dozens of missile and drone attacks targeting US forces in Iraq and Syria as well as on target in Israel for more than 6 months since the Hamas - Israel conflict broke out on October 7, 2023.
Israel has not publicly commented on attacks claimed by Iraqi armed groups.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said today that eight soldiers were injured in an Israeli airstrike near the capital Damascus on the evening of May 2, according to AFP. The Syrian Ministry of Defense also said that Israel conducted a new airstrike from the Golan Heights.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Israel attacked a government building in the Damascus countryside. That building is believed to have been used by Hezbollah forces since 2014.
Israel rarely comments on individual attacks but has repeatedly said it will not allow Iran to expand its presence in Syria.
The Israeli military has carried out hundreds of attacks in Syria since the outbreak of civil war in its northern neighbor in 2011, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed militias. Israel has increased its attacks after the Hamas-Israel conflict broke out on October 7, 2023.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper