Israeli Official: Iran Trying to Deploy Arms in or through Syria

 Demonstrators unfurl a large Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Damascus' central Arnous Square on October 13, 2023 amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
Demonstrators unfurl a large Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Damascus' central Arnous Square on October 13, 2023 amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
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Israeli Official: Iran Trying to Deploy Arms in or through Syria

 Demonstrators unfurl a large Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Damascus' central Arnous Square on October 13, 2023 amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
Demonstrators unfurl a large Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Damascus' central Arnous Square on October 13, 2023 amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

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.



Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
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Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighboring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighborhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.
Jordan's government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. He said in a statement that investigations into the attack were under way.
Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighborhood, where the embassy is located.
The area is a flashpoint for frequent demonstrations against Israel. The kingdom has witnessed some of the biggest peaceful rallies across the region as anti-Israel sentiment runs high over the war in Gaza.
Police had called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel searched for the culprits, a security source said.