Iran may use Syria earthquake to smuggle arms under the guise of aid: report

Israel has reportedly taken a preemptive tone this week and warned Iran that it will strike any arms shipment traveling to Syria under the guise of international aid after a catastrophic earthquake hit Turkey and Syria this week. 

Rescue workers are still pulling people trapped under rubble as international aid continues to pour in. An estimate 22,000 people have been killed since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region four days ago, according to reports Friday. 

However, the crisis has Israeli security officials concerned that Iran will use the devastating event to funnel arms to the terrorist group Hezbollah, which it has backed since its inception in the early 1980s.