Washington Post: Israel and Iran waged a shadow war for decades before the recent escalations
The Washington Post confirmed In its narration of the timeline of the recent escalation between Israel and Iran, the war between them had been going on for decades, describing it as a shadow war.
The American newspaper said that Israel and Iran had waged a shadow war for decades. time through cyber attacks, targeted killings and the use of proxy groups, but there has been a significant escalation in recent days, with regional tensions rising amid the war in Gaza.
On April 1 An Israeli airstrike hit a building adjacent to the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing two senior members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian state media reported.
< p>Israel has been carrying out strikes in Syria against Iranian and Syrian military targets for years, but this attack stood out because of its location, its diplomatic complex, and the seniority of the ranks of those killed.
On April 13, in response to the attack on the embassy, Iran fired more than 300 missiles. And a drone in its first direct military attack on Israel. Israeli officials said that Israel and its allies intercepted about 99% of the missiles, but the attack caused damage to a military base and seriously injured a young girl in Israel.
As for this morning, On Friday, an Israeli official said that the Israeli military carried out strikes inside Iran, in response to the Iranian barrage of missiles and drones launched last Saturday, but the scope appeared limited. It was not clear how much damage the attack caused, but the official – Who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters – He said that the aim of the attack was to send a message to Iran that Israel has the ability to strike inside the country.
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