‘Israel has attacked Iranian ships dozens of times in recent years’

MARCH 19, 2021 11:59

Israel has carried out dozens of attacks against Iranian ships throughout the Middle East, a report in Maariv claimed on Friday.

According to the story by veteran military correspondent Tal Lev-Ram, a recent story in the Wall Street Journal about a dozen Israeli attacks against Iranian ships ferrying oil to Syria was only “partial” and that Israel’s naval operations against Iran are “deeper and more thorough” than previously reported.

Until the report in the WSJ last week, Israeli operations against Iranian attempts to entrench itself in Syria were believed to be carried out solely by the Israeli Air Force alongside some special covert operations. The IAF reportedly carries out routine airstrikes against Iranian targets throughout the country. Earlier this week, such an attack was reported against a weapons shipment near Damascus.

Maariv quoted sources claiming that the Israeli attacks against Iranian vessels have led to an approximately $1 billion loss to Hezbollah over the last three years. Hezbollah receives about $900 million annually from Iran to help fund its operations and procurement of weaponry.