BEIRUT — Israel carried out airstrikes on areas close to the central Syrian metropolis of Homs early Sunday inflicting materials injury however no casualties, the Syrian navy stated in a press release.
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile exploded over Israeli territory, the Israeli navy stated, prompting one other spherical of strikes.
Syrian state media quoted an unnamed navy official as saying the air defenses shot down a number of the missiles fired by Israeli warplanes flying over neighboring Lebanon.
Israeli authorities didn’t touch upon the airstrike on Homs. But the navy stated one of many Syrian air protection missiles exploded over Israeli territory with out inflicting any injury. Israeli police stated the rocket’s stays landed within the southern Israeli metropolis of Rahat.
In response to the rocket, Israeli jets struck the air protection battery from the place the anti-aircraft rocket was launched. The navy stated it additionally struck different targets, with out elaborating.
Israel, which has vowed to cease Iranian entrenchment subsequent door, has carried out a whole lot of strikes on targets in government-controlled elements of neighboring Syria lately, nevertheless it hardly ever acknowledges them.
The final suspected Israeli airstrike on Syria was on June 14, close to the capital Damascus that left one soldier wounded.
Israel has additionally focused the worldwide airports in Damascus and the northern Syrian metropolis of Aleppo a number of instances over the previous few years, usually placing it out of fee.
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