Syria says foils missile-launching operation by Hezbollah-linked cell

Syrian state media said Sunday that security forces thwarted a missile-launching operation by Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah from its territory.From March 2 until a 10-day ceasefire went into force on April 17, Hezbollah was battling Israel after drawing Lebanon into the Middle East war with rocket fire aimed at Israel in support of Tehran.Syria’s official SANA news agency, quoting an interior ministry source, said security forces “thwarted a sabotage plot orchestrated by a cell linked to the Hezbollah terrorist militia.” It alleged the group “intended to launch missiles across the border with the aim of destabilizing the country.” Syrian authorities are hostile to Hezbollah as the group played a key role in Syria’s civil war that ended in 2024, fighting alongside the forces of now ousted leader Bashar al-Assad.Last week, Damascus accused the group of being linked to a cell that attempted to plant an explosive device in front of a house belonging to an unidentified religious

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