Bayan said Israeli army “An Air Force plane attacked earlier Tuesday in the Damascus area, under intelligence guidance from the Military Intelligence Authority, and eliminated Hezbollah’s envoy to the Syrian army, called Salman Nimr Jumah.”
The strike occurred near Aqraba Bridge in the Damascus countryside, where there is a military airport designated for helicopters.
According to the Israeli statement, it is considered… Salman Nimr Juma “He is a veteran Hezbollah member, having held various positions in the organization over the years, especially in the Syrian arena.”
The statement added, “Among the positions held by Jumaa was operations officer at Hezbollah’s Damascus headquarters, and in recent years he was appointed Hezbollah’s envoy to the Syrian army.”
As part of his role, he formed a link that linked Hezbollah-affiliated parties with members of the Syrian army, where he “helped complete the transfer of combat equipment from the Syrians to the party,” according to the source.
The statement noted that Jumaa “enjoyed close relations with senior Syrian government officials.”
Since last September, it has intensified Israel Noticeably, its strikes on Syria took place in the wake of the open confrontation it was waging with Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, before a ceasefire took effect last week.
Israel rarely confirms the implementation of strikes, but it repeatedly confronts what it describes as “Iran’s attempts to consolidate its military presence in Syria,” and finally says that it is working to prevent Hezbollah from “transferring combat means” from Syria to Lebanon.
