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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), an umbrella group of Iranian-backed armed factions, has announced a series of attacks against Israel in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
In five separate statements, the group said it targeted oil refineries in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on March 8, Ben Gurion Airport near the central city of Tel Aviv on March 11, Palmachim Air Base near the city of Yavne, also in central Israel, on March 14, a drone base of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on March 18 and Ben Gurion Airport for a second time on March 20.
All the attacks were carried out using suicide drones, specifically a type that is thought to be made in Iran and is commonly known as Shahed-101.
The IRI said in its statements that the attacks were carried out as a part of its “second phase” of operations in support of Gaza and in response to Israel’s “massacres” against Palestinian civilians in the Strip.
There were several reports of drone infiltration warnings and interceptions over northern Israel in Hebrew media between March 8 and 20. However, the IDF didn’t report any incident.
In addition ,the Jordanian military said on March 18 that its air defense radar system had detected suspicious aerial movements from an unknown source along the border with Syria. An air force squadron had flown to ensure the Jordanian airspace was not under any threat.
The IRI began launching attacks against Israel as well as against United States forces in Iraq and neighboring Syria on October 17 in response to the war on Gaza and Washington’s unwavering support for it.
Early in February, the group suspended attacks against U.S. forces after the death of three American troops in a drone strike on a base in Jordan, reportedly upon a request from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. However, it escalated attacks against Israel earlier this month.
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