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The Israeli military said early on Monday that it had started attacking Iranian military targets in Syria, in another apparent sign of Israel’s growing willingness to acknowledge specific attacks on the country after years of ambiguity.

“We have started striking Iranian Quds targets in Syrian territory,” the military said in a statement, referring to the branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that is responsible for foreign operations, The Associated Press reported. “We warn the Syrian Armed Forces against attempting to harm Israeli forces or territory.”

The attacks near Damascus, Syria’s capital, which came within hours of Israel intercepting an incoming missile over the Golan Heights, occurred a week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel acknowledged that Israeli forces had just attacked Iranian weapons warehouses in Syria.

Israeli officials have previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes against weapons convoys and Iranian targets in Syria. But Mr. Netanyahu’s comments last week were a milestone because Israeli officials normally refuse to confirm responsibility for specific attacks immediately after they take place to avoid pushing the other side into having to retaliate.