Only a very high-value target could warrant a commando air-drop operation
According to foreign media reports, on Sept. 8, Israel conducted a joint air-ground operation targeting a significant weapons production facility, where precise missiles are developed and built for Hezbollah, in western Syria’s Hama Province, near Masyaf.
It seems reasonable to assume that the targeted facility, operated by the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and associated with Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center (CERS), plays a critical role in Tehran’s missile accuracy project for Hezbollah.
The operation would seem to mark an important step in Israel’s long-standing campaign to disrupt Iran’s military entrenchment in Syria and prevent advanced weaponry from reaching Hezbollah, which poses a strategic threat to Israel.