*JERUSALEM: Israeli raids overnight hit “nearly all the Iranianinfrastructure in Syria”, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursdayafter strikes Israel says were in response to rocket fire at its forces itblamed on Iran.*

“We hit nearly all the Iranian infrastructure in Syria,” Lieberman told asecurity conference.

“They need to remember the saying that if it rains on us, it´ll storm onthem. I hope we´ve finished this episode and everyone understood.”

Israel´s army said Thursday it had hit dozens of Iranian military targetsin Syria.

It was one of the largest Israeli military operations in recent years andits biggest such raid against Iranian targets, the military said.

Israel carried out the raids after it said around 20 rockets were firedfrom Syria at its forces in the occupied Golan Heights at around midnight.

It blamed the rocket fire on Iran´s Al-Quds force, adding that Israel´santi-missile system intercepted four of the projectiles while the rest didnot land in its territory.

No Israelis were wounded.

Lieberman called the rocket fire “a new phase”.

“We don´t want an escalation, but won´t let anyone attack us or build aninfrastructure to attack us in the future,” Lieberman said.

“We´re facing a new reality. The Iranian attempt to bring anti-aircraftsystems to our borders and close our skies is intolerable and unacceptable.”

The incident came after weeks of rising tensions and followed US PresidentDonald Trump´s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday,a move Israel had long advocated. – APP/AFP