Israel has carried out airstrikes in Syria multiple times over the past year, targeting members of Lebanon's Hezbollah and officials from Iran, the close ally of both Hezbollah and Syria. But it has not previously made public any ground forays into Syria.

The raid into Syria would be Israel's first during the current 13-month Middle East conflict; Syria did not immediately confirm the operation

Israeli forces announced on Sunday that they carried out a ground raid into Syria, capturing a Syrian citizen linked to Iranian networks. This marked the first publicly disclosed instance of Israeli forces operating on Syrian soil in the current conflict,

Assi, was captured by special forces - marking the first time Israeli troops have entered Syria in the current war.

The Israeli military said Sunday it carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel has announced sending troops into Syria.