The Israelis are remaining mum on this, at least so far, and for good reason. Syrian media began reporting that an Iranian military base known to produce weapons for Hezbollah — and suspected of developing chemical weapons — mysteriously experienced a lot of boom-booms in the night. The Masyaf facility has been the target of IDF raids in the past, but this time the strike involved boots on the ground.
Or so Syrian media outlets say, via Legal Insurrection:
Israeli special forces carried out a raid on an Iranian weapons facility in the Masyaf area in Syria earlier this week, according to a number of unconfirmed reports on Wednesday widely reported by Hebrew media.
A series of previously reported alleged Israeli strikes hit military sites in central Syria late Sunday, killing at least 14 people, wounding 43, and sparking fires. Local Syrian media reported at the time that the strikes…
