The Israeli army has carried out more than 100 airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon in recent years an Israeli minister said on Saturday.
Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi said Israel has struck targets in Syria and Lebanon with more than a hundred offensives over recent years so as to thwart the transfer of advanced weapons shipments from Iran.
Hanegbi also said Hezbollah did not respond because it does not want to be dragged into a war with Israel especially after the blow dealt to the group during the Second Lebanon War (the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War) waged some twelve years ago.
The minister added that Iran is seeking a military position in Syria so as to open a second front in the Golan Heights besides the Hezbollah front in Lebanon.
He vowed that Israel will not allow an Iranian presence on the Syrian border and will do whatever it takes to ensure that the Iranians get the message by all means possible.
