Israel Says Imminent Iranian ‘Killer Drone’ Attack From Syria Thwarted

Israel Says Imminent Iranian ‘Killer Drone’ Attack From Syria Thwarted
An Israeli fighter jet performs during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli pilots in the Hatzerim Israeli Air Force base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on June 27, 2019. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images
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JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS—Israeli aircraft on Saturday struck Iranian forces near Damascus that had been planning to launch “killer drones” at targets in Israel, an Israeli military spokesman said.

“The strike targeted Iranian Quds Force operatives and Shiite militias which were preparing to advance attack plans targeting sites in Israel from within Syria over the last number of days,” the military said in a statement.