TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a rare acknowledgment of specific Israel strikes targeting Iranian military assets in Syria, touting the campaign as the U.S. prepares to withdraw troops from its neighboring country. Speaking at the beginning of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu said Israel has struck Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria hundreds of times in recent years in a bid to prevent Iran’s efforts to entrench militarily in Syria, including an attack over the weekend.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 13, 2019 17:48 UTC