The Israeli air force has returned to strike in Syria. This time the raid hit a missile launcher in the south of the country after some bombs reached the Negev, near the Dimona nuclear power plant. Israel is convinced that there is the hand of Iran, an attempted retaliation after the explosion that damaged the Natanz site for the enrichment of uranium, a sabotage attributed to the Mossad. The Islamic Republic had promised revenge and political analysts close to the Pasdaran, such as Sadollah Zarei in the ultra-conservative newspaper Kayhan, had suggested “hitting Dimona” in adequate retaliation.
Last night the warning sirens rang out in southern Israel, but this time not for rockets fired from Gaza by Hamas or Islamic Jihad. The threat was more serious, one or more medium-range missiles. At least two explosions were recorded in the Negev desert, not far from the nuclear power plant. There were no damages or injuries. The Israeli military reacted before dawn. A raid targeted the missile starting point, most likely a base used by Tehran’s allied Shiite militias. In recent years, Israel has carried out hundreds of raids on militias and supply convoys arriving from Iran via Iraq.