It is the Iranian-controlled Iraqi militias (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF or PMU) that may be the most difficult Iranian proxy to degrade.
The smuggling routes to the West Bank had two routes: the first passed through Syria to Jordan; the second route began in Syria, through Lebanon, and then weapons were smuggled directly into Israel.
Moving Iraqi militias into Syria would be Iran’s way of both preventing spillover and adding fuel to the fire.
Damascus says it is waging a war against al Qaeda-inspired terrorists and denies targeting civilians indiscriminately.
The IDF has not ruled out the possibility of an Iranian response from Syria, Yemen, or Iraq, rather than directly from Iran.
Iran operates via proxies in several countries and territories, including Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip.
In Israel’s no-choice war against Hamas and Iran, the death and injury of Palestinian noncombatants are the legal responsibility of “perfidious” jihadist enemies.
The “resistance” refers to groups including Hezbollah, the Houthis, and groups in Iraq and Syria.
Hezbollah and Iranian media characterize this as a “terrorist” attack. Al-Manar, the Hezbollah media arm, says the attack will “double our determination for Jihad.”
An additional 150 IRGC members were also wounded in the explosions, Army Radio reported, citing the Saudi news source.
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