IDF strikes targets in Syria and Lebanon, Islamic Jihad terrorists killed

The Islamic Jihad terrorist organization announced that two of their members were killed on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike.

An IDF soldier stands atop a tank near Alonei Habashan on the Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria (photo credit: REUTERS)
An IDF soldier stands atop a tank near Alonei Habashan on the Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria
(photo credit: REUTERS)

The IDF struck targets in Syria on Friday after launches identified as having originated in the Arab Republic fell in an open area, the IDF said. Israel also targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday.

The rockets crossing from Syria triggered alarms in northern Israel. The IDF retaliated by striking the sources of fire, the military stated.

Also on Friday, the Israeli army hit Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure inside Lebanese terrority, the IDF added. An IDF aircraft also struck a Hezbollah post from which rockets had been fired at Israel.

An IDF strike on a Hezbollah launch post. December 29, 2023. (Credit IDF)

Two Islamic Jihad terrorists eliminated

Earlier in the day, the Israeli news outlet, Maariv, reported that the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization announced that two of its members were killed on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike.

According to the report, the IDF had targeted Hezbollah terrorists in the village of Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon.