Syria’s state news agency says Israeli missiles targeted a western town, wounding three soldiers
BEIRUT — Israeli missiles aimed a west Syrian city on Sunday wounding three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reported.
The official SANA news agency, citing a military source, said the missiles were fired at Masyaf in Hama province at dawn. Syria’s air defense shot down several of them.
No deaths were reported. Pictures from SANA show that the missiles may have landed on agricultural land.
There was no immediate comment from Israel, which has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets in Syria over the years. However, he rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. It says it is targeting the bases of Iran-allied militias, particularly Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. Hezbollah has fighters deployed in Syria and fighters on the side of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government forces. Israel also says it is targeting arms shipments believed to be intended for militias.
Israel first attacked Masyaf in May and August 2022 killing five people and injuring two. According to Britain-based opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes targeted weapons depots belonging to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and militias backed by the Iran.
