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Israeli Airstrikes Target Military Sites in Central and Southern Syria
Sites in central and southern Syria were reportedly hit by what is believed to be Israeli airstrikes on Saturday, October 26.
The Syrian regime's Ministry of Defense stated that Israel launched an attack with volleys of rockets from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights and Lebanese territory.
The attack targeted military sites in central and southern Syria, according to the state news agency (SANA). The ministry did not provide information about any casualties or injuries resulting from the attack, nor did it specify the targeted sites and their geographical locations accurately.
Meanwhile, a correspondent for Enab Baladi in Daraa, southern Syria, reported that military aircraft broke the sound barrier along the Syrian border with Jordan today.
The local site "Sweida 24" stated that sounds of Israeli warplanes were heard over the southern countryside of Sweida, along with a video recording claiming to show swarms of Israeli aircraft. Russian news agency "Sputnik" reported that the attacks targeted sites in Tartus, Sweida, and Homs.
It quoted its correspondent in Syria as saying that Israeli aircraft targeted a military site in the Tal Qaleb area in the countryside of Sweida.
Additionally, sounds of explosions were heard in the vicinity of the city of Homs, located in central Syria.
The report added that "Syrian air defenses engaged hostile targets" within Syrian territorial waters off the coast near the city of Tartus.
Israel has not confirmed targeting Syrian areas; however, the Israeli site "Walla" stated that the attack was part of strikes aimed at Iran.
It clarified that the aircraft targeted radars in Syria as a preemptive strike before launching attacks on Iranian military facilities. Israeli strikes on military locations belonging to the Syrian regime or militias affiliated with Iran and "Hezbollah" have been frequent.
On October 24, a soldier was killed and seven others were injured in an Israeli strike on sites in Damascus and Homs.
The strikes at that time targeted two points in the Kfar Souseh neighborhood of Damascus and one military point in the Homs countryside, resulting in one military fatality, seven injuries, and material damage.
On October 22, a site near the "Masna" crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border was also targeted.
On October 17, Israeli warplanes struck a point near the southeastern entrance to the city of Lattakia, causing injuries to civilians and damaging surrounding private property.
Israel has repeatedly targeted sites in various areas in Syria over the past years, but the frequency of bombings has increased following the escalation of Israeli tensions in southern Lebanon, which turned into a widespread conflict on September 23.
