Iranians attend a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia 好色先生TV Agency) via REUTERS
JERUSALEM 鈥� A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of trying to open a second war front by deploying weapons in or through Syria as Israel steps up a counter-offensive in Gaza to the south.
Responding to a post of the X social-media platform that posited such a scenario, Joshua Zarka, head of strategic affairs for Israel鈥檚 Foreign Ministry, said: 鈥淭hey (Iranians) are.鈥�
The original post also said 鈥渢he Israelis are determined to prevent鈥� such developments. To that, Zarka responded鈥� 鈥淲e are.鈥�
Syria accused Israel of carrying out strikes against Damascus and Aleppo airports last week.