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The Israeli military conducted “Operation Many Ways” on September 8, 2024, successfully destroying an Iranian-funded underground precision missile production site in Masyaf, Syria.

Israel strikes in Syria (Photo: Israeli Air Force)

The Israeli military on Thursday released details and footage of a covert operation to dismantle an Iranian-funded underground precision-missile production site in Syria. According to Israel, this action took place on September 8, 2024.

The Israeli Air Force said the “special air force operation” involved more than 100 Kingfisher fighters.

Sharing footage of the operation, the Israel Defense Forces wrote on X, “In September 2024, before the fall of the Assad regime, our troops destroyed an Iranian-funded underground precision missile production site in Syria. conducted a covert operation for

The IDF wrote in another tweet, “This operation took place on September 8.

Another footage shared by the Israeli Air Force was captioned, “Now we can reveal: More than 100 Kingfisher fighters fired precision missiles last September in a special air force operation in the Masif region. raided and destroyed an underground site in preparation for the

“The fighters landed in the area via helicopters, accompanied by fire cover and a combination of aircraft, fighter jets and ships. The target of the attack was an underground facility inside Syria that was built with Iranian funding and support. was,” the Israeli Air Force wrote in another post.

“Forces reached critical machinery for the precision missile manufacturing process, including a planetary mixer, several weapons and intelligence documents which were transferred for investigation. The fighters destroyed the compound and returned safely to the country.” came

Later, in an address, the commander of the Air Force, Major General Tomer Barr, said, “In the midst of this legitimate war, an event occurred that was essential to the existence of the state. Now that we have a moment of peace On earth, having accomplished the mission, we can be proud. We can tell future generations that we have done an important job for the security of Israel.

“For years, the Intelligence Division conducted continuous intelligence gathering and surveillance that highlighted the target’s value. Months before the operation, plans were made to destroy it using air force forces. The site is Israel. A major project of Iran’s effort to arm its proxies on the state’s northern border was the complex, which included advanced production lines designed to produce precision missiles and long-range rockets, thus terrorizing the country. Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the region The scope of the missile supply increased significantly,” the Israeli Air Force wrote.

According to The Times of Israel, the raid was internally dubbed ‘Operation Many Ways’ and was aimed at targeting missiles used by Iranian forces to manufacture precision missiles for Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria. The underground installation was to be destroyed.

The facility, code-named the military “Deep Layer,” is the Scientific Studies and Research Center, known as CERS or SSRC, in the Masyaf region of Syria, a mountain west of Hama. I was dug up. 124 miles) north of the Israeli border, and about 45 kilometers (28 miles) of coastline from western Syria, the report said.

The army said the raid was successfully carried out by the IAF’s elite Shaldagh unit along with search and rescue unit 669. No soldier was injured during the entire operation.