Israel blamed for deadly strike on Iranian convoy at Syria-Iraq border

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Israel blamed for deadly strike on Iranian convoy at Syria-Iraq borderUS denies involvement while Jerusalem remains mum as per its policy; Iranian state TV claims trucks were carrying fuel to Lebanon, but others claim weapons were also being shippedIsrael was accused Wednesday of carrying out a series of overnight airstrikes on a convoy near the Syria-Iraq border that left at least 10 people dead, including a number of Iranian fighters.It has acknowledged, however, that it targets arms shipments and posts of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s terrorist Hezbollah group.Asked about the strike Wednesday MK Ram Ben Barak, head of the Knesset’s powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said only that Israel was “very determined to safeguard Israel’s security.”“We won’t allow Hezbollah to be armed with materiel of this type or others.Most alleged Israeli strikes have been focused on areas of Syria closer to Damascus or the country’s center, though it has been accused of carrying out attacks outside that area as well, including in Deir el-Zour, where the attack took place.The airstrikes, shortly before midnight Tuesday, hit tanker trucks carrying fuel and other trucks carrying weapons for the militias in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor."

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