The Hebrew website “Ynet” said on Saturday that Israel is planning to take action against armed groups in Iraq, after two soldiers were killed and others were injured by a drone targeting the occupied Golan.
The website added: “This is the first time that launches from Iraq have led to casualties in Israel.”
It pointed out that by way of comparison, the first time a missile launched from Yemen killed an Israeli citizen, the Israeli army attacked the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah in Yemen.
The Hebrew website quoted officials as saying: “We will find the appropriate action to take there (in Iraq), whether in response to a drone striking Israeli soldiers in the Golan, or regardless of that… We will definitely find something to do.”
The officials added: “It is clear that Iran is active on all possible fronts, and we must be prepared for more surprises.”
The Israeli army announced on Friday that two soldiers were killed and 23 others were injured in an Iraqi drone attack in the northern Golan.
The Isr
aeli army spokesman said on Friday evening: “Two soldiers were killed on the night of Tuesday and Wednesday as a result of a drone launched from Iraq in the northern Golan, and 23 soldiers were injured. The collision occurred at approximately 2:50 in the morning, and another launched drone was intercepted.”
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq had previously announced that it had attacked an Israeli target with an advanced drone used for the first time.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency