ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Two separate Israeli airstrikes targeted Syria late Thursday night, causing material damage, state media reported.
“At around 23:05 this evening, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the southern region,” Syria state media (SANA) reported, citing a military source and adding that the Syrian aerial defense downed most of the missiles.
Hours later, SANA reported that Israel conducted another airstrike, from the direction of Lebanon, targeting Damascus.
Both attacks caused material damage according to SANA.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the Israeli strikes targeted the vicinity of the Damascus airport, injuring two Syrian army soldiers.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 during the Six-Day War and annexed it years later in 1981 - a move that has never been recognized by the United Nations.
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on regime-controlled areas of Syria throughout its 12-year civil war, often claiming to strike pro-Iran militias, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah group which supports the Syrian army.
“At around 23:05 this evening, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the southern region,” Syria state media (SANA) reported, citing a military source and adding that the Syrian aerial defense downed most of the missiles.
Hours later, SANA reported that Israel conducted another airstrike, from the direction of Lebanon, targeting Damascus.
Both attacks caused material damage according to SANA.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the Israeli strikes targeted the vicinity of the Damascus airport, injuring two Syrian army soldiers.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 during the Six-Day War and annexed it years later in 1981 - a move that has never been recognized by the United Nations.
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on regime-controlled areas of Syria throughout its 12-year civil war, often claiming to strike pro-Iran militias, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah group which supports the Syrian army.
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