Over the weekend Israel reported that they had just prevented a “large-scale” attack by Iranian Quds forces that were working out of Syria:
BREAKING: We just prevented a pending, large-scale attack of multiple killer drones on Israel by striking Iranian Quds Force operatives and Shiite Militia targets in Syria.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 24, 2019
I’m not sure exactly what the IDF means when they say “multiple killer drones”, but it sounds bad. I’m guessing unmanned drones with missiles or bombs inside of them?
The IDF continues…
TO: Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani,
RE: Last Night
"We will carry out a large-scale attack of killer drones on the 'Zionist entity' from Syria."
It sounded good in your morning meeting, didn't it?
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 25, 2019
Soleimani commanded an attack of killer drones on Israel. Iranian Quds operatives flew to the Damascus Intl. Airport with drones & explosives, and continued to an Iranian base in Syria to prepare for an attack on Israel.
An attack that never happened.
We attacked their base: pic.twitter.com/kXabH199r0
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 25, 2019
Later Israel posted their own surveillance footage:
IDF intelligence can now release the surveillance footage of Iranian Quds Force operatives in Syria carrying a killer drone that they intended to use for an attack on Israel.
How do you foil an attack of killer drones?
Killer intel. pic.twitter.com/5bgMvW61nr
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 25, 2019
Lastly, Israel posted names and photos of two Lebanese Shiites who flew to Iran to get training for this “killer drone” mission, noting they are now dead:
🎯 Hasan Yousif Zbib
🎯 Yasir Ahmad DahirThese Lebanese Shiite militia operatives were behind the attempt to attack Israel with killer drones and were killed when we foiled the attack.
Here they are pictured flying to Iran to receive drone-operation training. pic.twitter.com/3mEraMl4x6
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 26, 2019
Israel cannot take a day off. They are constantly under threat by their enemies in the region, which are many. Heck, while all this was going on, last night Gaza fired 3 rockets into Israel, 2 of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome.