In response to the reported Israeli airstrike in Syria that killed Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of Hezbollah’s former operations officer Imad Mughniyeh, the Lebanese-based terrorist group has threatened Israel with retaliation — but noted that it would be limited.
“The attack on six Hezbollah members will be answered with a painful and unexpected response, but it can be assumed that it will be controlled so as not to drag into a wide-spread war,” Hezbollah sources were quoted as saying in their affiliated Lebanese newspaper As-Safir, as cited by Yediot Aharonot.
In addition to 25-year-old Mughniyeh, the other Hezbollah terrorists killed in the strike were listed by the organization as Mohammed Issa (43) who was defined as a commander, Abbas Ibrahim Hijazi (36), Mohammed Ali Hassan Abu Al-Hassan (30), Razi Ali Dawi (27) and Ali Hassan Ibrahim (22).
An Iranian field commander, Abu Ali Tabtabai, was also reportedly also killed in the strike, which entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, a Lebanese security source told The Daily Star.
The Hezbollah response hinting at a toned-down “controlled” attack so as to avoid war comes after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah bombastically threatened to conquer the northern Galilee region of Israel in two interviews last week.
“When the resistance (Hezbollah) leadership…asks you (fighters)…to enter into Galilee, that means the resistance must be ready to enter into Galilee and to go even beyond the Galilee,” Nasrallah said last Thursday, after last Tuesday saying “we are ready to intervene there and take over.”
Intelligence sources revealed that Mughniyeh “stood as the head of a wide and deep terrorist infrastructure backed by Iran directly and connected to Hezbollah, which had already acted against Israel in the Golan Heights.”
Mughniyeh “already planned, and had in his sights, additional serious and murderous attacks against Israel in the Golan Heights. Attacks including rocket fire, breaches, explosions, anti-tank missiles and the like, with the goal being to kill soldiers, to harm Israeli communities in the Golan Heights, and to kill Israeli citizens.”
The sources further assessed that Mughniyeh “is an uninhibited terrorist, who built a very serious terrorist organization with the help of Iran and Hezbollah, (his was) a terrorist organization with abilities, and he was busy planning serious attacks.”
The IDF Artillery Corps last week posted footage of an extended drill that was conducted in the Golan Heights meant to simulate combat against terrorists attacking from the northern border.
Source: israelnationalnews
An Israeli helicopter strike on Syria’s Golan Heights Sunday killed the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh and 6 other fighters, a statement by Hezbollah said.
Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
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Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
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An Israeli helicopter strike on Syria’s Golan Heights Sunday killed the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh and 6 other fighters, a statement by Hezbollah said.
Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
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Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
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An Israeli helicopter strike on Syria’s Golan Heights Sunday killed the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh and 6 other fighters, a statement by Hezbollah said.
Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
– See more at: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-18/284494-israeli-strike-on-golan-heights-targeted-hezbollah-vehicle-kills-4-source.ashx#sthash.RitvxBtk.dpuf
Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
– See more at: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-18/284494-israeli-strike-on-golan-heights-targeted-hezbollah-vehicle-kills-4-source.ashx#sthash.RitvxBtk.dpuf
An Israeli helicopter strike on Syria’s Golan Heights Sunday killed the son of slain Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh and 6 other fighters, a statement by Hezbollah said.
Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
– See more at: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-18/284494-israeli-strike-on-golan-heights-targeted-hezbollah-vehicle-kills-4-source.ashx#sthash.RitvxBtk.dpuf
Jihad Mughniyeh, field commander Mohammad Issa who goes by the nom de guerre “Abu Issa” and 4 other Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack.
An Iranian field commander Abu Ali Tabtabai was also killed in the strike, a Lebanese security source said. The strike entirely destroyed one Hezbollah vehicle and damaged another, the source said.
Hezbollah issued a statement confirming the strike saying “a number of mujahedeens were martyred,” during an inspection mission in the Syrian town of Quneitra. The Hezbollah statement added that the names of the fighters will be divulged later.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli forces went on high alert in the Shebaa Farms area, southeast of Lebanon, after news emerged that Hezbollah fighters were the target of the strike.
An Israeli helicopter carried out a strike against “terrorists” in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights who were allegedly preparing an attack on Israel, an Israeli security source had earlier said.
The source told AFP the strike took place near Quneitra, close to the cease-fire line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector, confirming a report by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.
The report had said that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It did not specify the target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.
In the introduction to its evening news bulletin, Al-Manar described the Israeli strike “a foolish venture” that reflects Israel’s “madness” in light of Hezbollah’s growing military might and that could lead to a costly adventure that puts the entire Middle Eat region in jeopardy.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
“An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra,” the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon.
Syria said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.
– See more at: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-18/284494-israeli-strike-on-golan-heights-targeted-hezbollah-vehicle-kills-4-source.ashx#sthash.RitvxBtk.dpuf
