A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of trying to open a second war front by deploying weapons in or through Syria as Israel steps up a counter-offensive in Gaza to the south.
Responding to a post of the X social-media platform that posited such a scenario, Joshua Zarka, head of strategic affairs for Israel's Foreign Ministry, said: "They (Iranians) are."
The original post also said "the Israelis are determined to prevent" such developments. To that, Zarka responded: "We are."
Syria accused Israel of carrying out strikes against Damascus and Aleppo airports last week.
