Planned Iranian Drone Attack on Israel Thwarted

Following months of monitoring plans for a major terrorist drone attack against Israel by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Israeli jets flew into airspace above Damascus on Thursday and prevented Tehran’s explosive-laden drones from flying into Israel. The army reported that the Iranians arranged a second attempt at the same attack on Saturday. In both cases, Israel Air Force jet fighters neutralized the threat. A spokesman for the Israeli military said the plan was from “top down,” with the notorious Quds Force – the Revolutionary Guard’s elite strike force — behind it, organizing armed terrorist groups. On Saturday night, the Iranian proxy, Lebanon-based Hizbullah, said they had retrieved two Israeli drones that crashed in the Beirut area. Contrary to its normal refusal to comment on cross-border missions, Israeli authorities from the prime minister on down wanted it made clear that the Jewish state will go anywhere it needs to in order to prevent strikes against its people, with Netanyahu declaring that, “Iran has no immunity anywhere.” Within the past few days, Israeli jets have also flown missions against Iranian assets in Syria and Iraq.