Three members of Lebanese Hezbollah, including a pro-Assad fighter have been killed by a reported Israeli airstrike in southern Syria. One of the Hezbollah members killed is Hassan Ali Daqduq, son of infamous Hebzollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq.
"Hezbollah Brigades has the capacity to fight against its enemies and confront them by relying on the internal resources of the resistance," a key Hezbollah Brigades official said. "We are ready for a war of attrition that may last for years, firmly believing in victory."
An officer from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) and a member of the Iranian Defense Ministry were pronounced dead after separate events in the line of duty. Sources outside Iran claim that the men were developing weapons for Hezbollah.
Tensions continue to rise between the governments of Israel and Iran after the mysterious deaths of Iranian missile scientist Ayoob Enterazi and senior military officer Colonel Ali Esmaelzadeh.