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Hezbollah claims senior members escape Israeli drone strike in Syria

Iranian-backed terrorist group claims two missiles fired by an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle carrying two of its members as they were traveling near the Syria-Lebanon border.

by  Dean Shmuel Elmas , Daniel Siryoti and News Agencies
Published on  04-16-2020 06:17
Last modified: 04-16-2020 10:02
'Israel will be on verge of vanishing in next conflict with Hezbollah'Reuters

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah | Photo: Reuters

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Two missiles from an Israeli drone targeted a four-wheel-drive vehicle carrying two members of Lebanon's Hezbollah on Wednesday near the Syria-Lebanon border, but neither person was hurt, a member of the militant group said.

Israel made no official comment on the report.

Saudi network Al Arabiya reported on Thursday that one of the passengers targeted was Mustafa Mughniyeh, the eldest son of Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's former military chief who was assassinated in February 2008 in Damascus in an operation attributed to Israel and the CIA.

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The Hezbollah official said one missile blew up near the vehicle as it traveled in rural Damascus near a border crossing with Lebanon. The second missile hit after the driver managed to get out of the vehicle.

The border crossing is officially closed, except for commercial transit, as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Syria state media also reported the attack, saying it targeted a civilian car and left material damage only. It did not elaborate.

There was no immediate comment from Israel, which rarely confirms individual attacks targeting Iranian and allied forces inside Syria.

The drone attack near the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing came a week after Israel's military released a video it said shows Syrian officers and Hezbollah members working together on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has warned for years of what it calls Iran and Hezbollah's "entrenchment" in southern Syria close to Israeli army positions.

There have been several drone attacks near the Golan Heights in recent months targeting Syrians said to be working with Hezbollah, according to Syrian opposition activists.

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