Tel Aviv, Jan. 2 -- The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday released for the first time footage from a September commando raid deep inside Syria which destroyed an underground Iranian missile manufacturing site. It was the first official confirmation of the raid, of which some details were reported in the Israeli media on Wednesday.

Commandos from the elite Shaldag unit raided the Scientific Studies and Research Center in the northwestern Syrian city of Masyaf on September 8, about 200 km north of Israel. The facility, also known as known as CERS or SSRC, was used to produce strategic weapons.

"The site was a flagship project of Iran in an effort to arm its proxies on the northern border of the State of Israel. The complex included advanc...