The Syrian defense ministry said Israel had launched air strikes on military positions in central Syria on Sunday, reporting no casualties.
Since Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in the country, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
The strikes have increased in recent days, including on areas near the border with Lebanon.
“At approximately 20:05 (17:05 GMT) the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression coming from the direction of north Lebanon, which targeted military sites in the central region, causing material losses,” the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, state media said Syrian air defenses were intercepting “hostile targets” in central Syria, a phrase commonly used to refer to Israeli strikes on the war-torn country.
“Israeli strikes” targeted a “weapons depot south of Homs and a rockets depot in the eastern Hama countryside,” Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights War Monitor, told AFP.
“At approximately 20:05 (17:05 GMT) the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression coming from the direction of north Lebanon, which targeted military sites in the central region, causing material losses,” the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, state media said Syrian air defenses were intercepting “hostile targets” in central Syria, a phrase commonly used to refer to Israeli strikes on the war-torn country.
“Israeli strikes” targeted a “weapons depot south of Homs and a rockets depot in the eastern Hama countryside,” Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights War Monitor, told AFP.