Israeli Military Kills Hezbollah Member Of Golan Heights Intelligence

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JAKARTA - The Israeli military killed a member of Hezbollah in Syria who delivered intelligence against Israel in Israel's occupied Golan Heights.

Israel, which has launched attacks on targets linked to Iran in Syria over the years, has stepped up its attacks since the Hamas Palestinian militant group's attack on October 7, 2023 in Israeli territory, which sparked an Israeli war in Gaza.

Israel sent troops to Lebanon and carried out airstrikes on Iran, Yemen, and Syria to hunt down Iran-backed militants.

Reported by Reuters on Thursday, October 10, ground clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, which is also backed by Iran, spread along the southern Lebanese mountainous border on Wednesday, October 9.

The Israeli Defense Force said it had eliminated Adham Jahout, a member of Hezbollah's Gol Terrorist Network' in the Quneitra region in Syria.

The IDF said Jahout's role was to convey information from Syrian regime sources to Hezbollah and send intelligence information gathered on the Syrian front to facilitate operations against Israel in the Golan Heights.

Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the region, an act not recognized by most countries.

Syrian state TV said on Thursday morning Israel carried out airstrikes targeting industrial locations in the city of Homs, Syria, and military locations in rural areas near the city of Hama, causing some material damage.

The attack targeted a car factory in Homs and caused a fire, Syrian TV said, citing industry site director Amer Khalil.

The explosion was also heard in the Syrian city of Daraa and is being investigated, state media reported.

On Wednesday, the Israeli military intercepted a drone approaching Israel over the Red Sea but did not cross into Israeli territory, minutes after militants in Iraq said they were targeting Israel's Eilat by drone.