Israel Bombs Iran-Backed Militia Depot in Iraq, US Officials Confirm

Israel Bombs Iran-Backed Militia Depot in Iraq, US Officials Confirm
Plumes of smoke rise after an explosion in Iraq in a file photo. Loay Hameed/AP Photo/File
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JERUSALEM—Israel was responsible for the bombing of an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq last month, U.S. officials have confirmed, an attack that would mark a significant escalation in Israel’s long campaign against Iranian military entrenchment in the region.

The confirmation comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hinting strongly that his country is behind recent airstrikes that have hit bases and munitions depot belonging to Iran-backed paramilitary forces operating in Iraq.