Probably a good thing their nuclear deal got the boot.
Iran has attacked Israel directly for the first time as it fired a barrage of rockets into the country from Syria early today raising fears of a war.
The attacks, which caused ‘minimal damage’ and no casualties according to Israeli officials, sparked a powerful response from the Israeli military.
The IDF (Israel Defense Force) shelled Iranian positions in the Syrian town of Quneitra before launching air strikes on Damascus.
The Israeli military said on Thursday morning that it set back Iranian military capabilities in Syria by ‘many months’ after hitting ‘dozens’ of targets affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli Iron Dome defense system is seen above on the Golan Heights attempting to intercept suspected Iranian missiles being launched from Syria
The Iron Dome was initially funded and developed by Israeli defense firms
The project was given a bigger boost when the Obama administration sought and received hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding
Long-exposure photographs showed Israeli artillery launched to intercept projectiles fired from Syria early today
Israel blames the Quds Force for firing the initial barrage of rockets into the Golan Heights late Wednesday.
The Quds Force is an Iranian special forces unit that deals primarily with operations outside of the country.
Israel accused the general in charge of the Quds Force of orchestrating the rocket attack on Thursday against Israeli army bases on the Golan Heights from within Syria.
‘It was ordered and commanded by Qassem Soleimani and it…