Israel kills 11 Iranians in Syria
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no fewer than 11 iranians were among those killed in unprecedented israeli strikes on syria this week a monitor said saturday1 at least 27 pro-regime fighters were killed in thursdays strikes said rami abdel rahman director of the britain-based syrian observatory for human rights1 he said six syrian soldiers and 21 foreign fighters including 11 iranians were among the dead1 that updates the monitors initial toll of 23 which did not specify the number of iranians1 the new report is due to the death of wounded or missing persons whose deaths have been confirmed abdel rahman said1 israel said it struck dozens of iranian targets inside syria early on thursday in response to a salvo of rockets allegedly fired by iranian forces into the israeli-occupied golan heights1 israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said iran had crossed a red line and that israels bombardment against targets in syria was a consequence1 the jewish state has long warned it will not accept iran entrenching itself militarily in neighbouring syria where the islamic republic backs assads regime in the countrys seven-year civil war1 israeli forces have been blamed for a series of recent strikes inside syria that have killed iranians though it has not acknowledged those raids1 israel says it has conducted dozens of operations in syria to stop what it says are advanced arms deliveries to one of its main foes iran-backed hezbollah1