The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an underground missile factory funded by Iran.Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists in an online briefing that "this precision-guided missile factory was dug in the side of a mountain underground in the area of Masyaf.

Jerusalem: The Israeli military has confirmed that in September, dozens of its troops were deployed into Syria to dismantle an underground missile factory allegedly funded by Iran. In a rare acknowledgment of operations inside Syria,

Israel's military said on Thursday its special forces had raided an underground missile production site in Syria in September that it said was primed to produce hundreds of precision missiles for use against Israel by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

The Israel Defense Forces says it sent more than 100 troops into Syria under the cover of darkness, as the "flagship" Iranian-backed facility began to pose an "imminent threat" to Israel.

The IDF said id conducted an undercover operation in Syria in September 2024, dismantling an Iranian-backed missile production site.