Israeli strikes on several areas of
Syria on Wednesday night killed at least 23 fighters, including five Syrian regime troops and 18 other allied forces, a monitor said on Thursday, according to news agency AFP. Israel's army said on Thursday it had carried out widespread raids against Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday night after rocket fire towards its forces which it blamed on Iran, marking a sharp escalation between the two enemies. The incident came after weeks of rising tensions and followed US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a key 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, a move Israel had long advocated.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an officer was among the regime troops killed in the strikes and that the casualties included foreigners.
Israel's army said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria. The Russian defence ministry, whose country has forces in Syria supporting the regime, said 28 Israeli warplanes took part in the raids and around 70 missiles were fired. The raids were one of the largest Israeli military operations in recent years and the biggest such assault on Iranian targets, the military said
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