Israeli aircraft attacked a truck convoy near the Syria-Iraq border in an effort to thwart the delivery of weapon systems to pro-Iranian militias, Arab media reported overnight Thursday. Israel has not commented on the incident.
Eight members of Shiite militia apparently killed in the strike.
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According to the reports, the attack took place near the Abu Kamal border crossing, which has reportedly been attacked multiple times by Israel as it is often used to ship arms from Iran to its proxies in Syria.
Witnesses told Arab media that there was a big explosion heard at the site. According to some of the reports, the convoy was carrying ballistic missiles from Iran and other weapons.
The reported attack comes amid heightened tensions in the region, a week after the US assassinated a top Iranian general and days after Iran retaliated by firing dozens of missiles on an American base in Iraq.
