Israeli military tweets that a missile attack on Iranian elite forces in Syria is underway

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• Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) have tweeted that they have begun striking Iranian targets inside Syria.
• Israel's powerful military tweeted that they are targeting elite units of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, known as The Quds.
• Normally reticent, the IDF has not provided any further information, but did warn Syria not to 'harm' any Israeli's or Israeli territory.
• The move is a calculated response by the IDF which said earlier on Sunday that it intercepted missiles launched out of Syria toward Israel.

Israel's Defense Forces says they have begun striking Iranian targets inside Syria, tweeting that they are targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards elite forces, the Quds.

Israel has not provided any other details, but it's military warned Syria on Twitter not to "harm" Israeli forces or territory.

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