Israel is now revealing a daring Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando operation deep inside Syria, which occurred on September 8. This happened before Israel launched its major campaign against Hezbollah and while Bashar al-Assad was still in power. The operation was one of the most daring and complex ever. It included 120 members of special forces who raided and destroyed an Iranian underground precision missile manufacturing plant. This facility seemed to be Iran’s flagship project to produce missiles to arm Hezbollah. The Assad regime was closely allied with Iran and allowed Iran to use its country to manufacture and deliver weapons to Hezbollah. After the demise of Assad regime, Iranian forces withdrew from Syria.

Since 2017, Israeli intelligence knew of the construction and the purpose of the site. The site was dug between 230 and 430 feet underground, along the side of a mountain, making it basically impossible to destroy by air. The IDF wanted to destroy the site years ago, but only with the current war did top officials begin to consider the operation as a serious possibility.

When the time came for the operation, the commandos left for the covert mission—along with two attack helicopters providing close air support, twenty-one fighter jets, five drones, and fourteen spy planes. In addition, thirty aircraft waited in Israel on standby in case something did not go as was planned. The helicopters flew to Syria, far off the coast of the Mediterranean. When crossing onto land, they were unusually low to evade Syrian radar and air defense systems.

The helicopters took eighteen minutes to fly undetected from the coast to the facility while Israeli fighter jets, drones, and navy missiles launched a wave of strikes to distract and trick Syrian military from the coming commandos. Every person who was part of this massive operation returned without injury, having accomplished their goals.

Praise God for His protection as Israel carried out this daring mission to stop Iran’s missile production in Syria.