🔻Syrian officials said they arrested Hezbollah-affiliated individuals in the south of the country. According to a report by Agence France-Presse, the arrests took place near the Golan Heights, which are under Israeli occupation.

Syria has accused the group of planning an attack on unspecified targets. The new Syrian leaders, who overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s government nearly two years ago, have hostility toward the Hezbollah militant group, which is a staunch enemy of Israel.

Hezbollah, which is close to the Islamic Republic of Iran, had fought in defense of Bashar al-Assad in the course of Syria’s civil war.

The news was released a few hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are “indications” that Israel’s enemies may try to attack the country before elections scheduled for next month.

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