Israel Strikes Targets in Syria, State Media Reports
27 April, 2020 |
6 years ago
Jerusalem, 27 April, 2020 (TPS-IL) -- The Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked several targets inside Syria early Monday morning, the country’s state media reported.
Syria’s official SANA news reported that the army’s air defenses “confronted an Israeli aggression” over Damascus and shot down several the missiles.
The Israeli missile attack was launched from Lebanese airspace, the report said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) confirmed the attack and reported that “violent explosions struck the capital Damascus and its surroundings.”
The areas targeted in south and southwest of Damascus host the headquarters and bases of Iranian forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah terror organization and militias loyal to it, SOHR said.
At least four men were killed in the strike and headquarters were destroyed as well, the Observatory added.
Some of the missiles hit their targets, causing material damage. Three civilians were killed, and four others were injured, including a child, SANA claimed.
Israel has remained silent on the report, as in most previous incidents.
Israel reportedly last bombed targets in Syria last Tuesday when it attacked Iranian targets in palmyra, killing at least nine people.
Iran’s military build-up in Syria remains a red line for Israel. The IAF has carried out thousands of attacks to thwart the Iranian entrenchment in the war-torn country.
Iran uses its positions in Syria to transfer weapons and infrastructure to its terror proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah, while attempting to establish another military front against Israel from the Syrian Golan Heights.
Israeli has repeatedly warned it will not tolerate such a threat on its northern border.
