The Israeli armed forces (IDF) announced tonight that they had killed the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence network in Syria in an airstrike on the outskirts of Damascus, where the pro-Iranian movement maintains a significant presence.

Israel “launched an airstrike and hit targets associated with Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters,” the IDF statement said, adding that “Mahmoud Mohamed Sahin, head of Hezbollah’s Syrian intelligence network, was killed” in the specific strike. on the outskirts of the Syrian capital.

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria since the neighboring country’s civil war broke out 13 years ago, usually targeting Iranian-backed forces and Syrian army positions. He rarely comments on the strikes in Syria on a case-by-case basis, but has repeatedly stressed that he will not allow Iran – which backs President Bashar al-Assad’s government – to build up its presence in the country.