At least 23 people were killed in the Israeli attack in Syria - 7 of them Iranian

The Syrian human rights organization reports that at least 23 people were killed in the Israeli attack, most of them Syrian soldiers. According to the organization, seven of those killed are foreign nationals, probably Iranians. They emphasized that IDF attacked Iran's headquarters base in Syria.
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, close to Hezbollah, reports from Syrian security officials that most of Israel's positions attacked have been cleared beforehand because there was an expectation that Israel would respond to the shootings from Syria in the Golan Heights earlier this week.The paper emphasizes that the shootings to the Golan Heights originated in the alleged attack that Israel did eight days ago in the area of Al Mukhal. A truck was attacked and a driver was killed.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked dozens of targets of the Iranian Quds Force and the Syrian army. The targets included air-to-ground missiles, headquarters, weapons depots and military bases. The IDF also said that the attack was carried out in response to the rocket launch yesterday by an Iranian force from Syria's territory to Israeli territory, and intends to strike Israeli territory. This morning, an IDF spokesman said: "The initiative is in our hands. As an army, we will not allow Iranians to base themselves in Syria. More attacks - if any. " The military said that at present there are no special guidelines for civilians in the home front.
He added: "We have attacked targets of the Syrian army, which is host to the Iranians, including advanced anti-aircraft batteries that have entered the last decade, headquarters of the Syrian army and military warehouses. Coordination with the Russians has been maintained tonight as in the past. Of the pro-Iranian militias and some of the Quds forces, including a major command and control of Quds force at Damascus International Airport and several other command and control command centers, as well as observation posts in the Syrian Golan. "
The IDF also said that during the attack, Syrian air missiles were fired, despite a clear warning that they were not fired. As a result, several Syrian air defense batteries were destroyed. The IDF also said it was in high readiness for a variety of scenarios and that "there are To obey the Home Front Command's instructions, which will be updated if required. "
 According to a Syrian military official, the fighter planes attacked at 1:20 p.m., launching missiles from the Golan Heights and Marge Ayun in Lebanon. According to reports in Syria, one of the missiles hit the house and four family members were injured - parents and their two children.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said following the Air Force attack: "I made it clear that whoever is hurting us - we will be harmed. This is what we did tonight against military targets of Iranian Quds force and Syrian military targets in Syria after last night rocket launches were launched at Israel. ".

The Syrian Defense Ministry said: "This is an attack by Israel that reached above the Lebanese sky and the Golan Heights and is taking action to assess the damage." Earlier, Syrian television reported that Syria's air defense systems would intercept "hostile targets" over the capital. Echoes of explosions in Damascus sky were also reported.
According to a report in the official Syrian news agency Sana, one of the missiles launched by Israel struck a civilian house in the town of Sasa, causing the same home to be destroyed by its occupants - a family of four, a couple and their two children. Media outlets in Syria reported that all members of the family were killed in the attack. In Sanaa, they were reported to have been transferred to Damascus and Conitra hospitals.