Israeli attack over Syria's Hama kills five and injures seven
May 14, 2022, 7:05 am

Israeli attack over Syria's Hama kills five and injures seven

Syria's air defenses intercepted and destroyed rockets launched by Israel from the direction of the Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights towards Damascus. (File photo: SANA)

The Syrian state media reported, citing a military statement, an Israeli missile attack on the Masyaf area in Syria's Hama countryside late Friday (May 13) killed five and injured seven including a child.

The military statement added that the attack began at 2023 local time (1723 GMT) and originated from the West Banyas direction. It said one of those killed was a civilian, citing Reuters, the Anews reported.

An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment.

Syrian state media reported that the missiles sparked fires in forest areas in Masyaf and left some material damage.

For several years, Israel has been mounting attacks on what it has described as Iranian-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran-backed forces, including Lebanon's Hezbollah, have deployed to help President Bashar al-Assad fight back anti-government forces.

Three Syrian soldiers killed in an Israeli airstrike near Damascus

The report noted that two anti-government sources and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes targeted weapons depots belonging to pro-Assad forces. Syrian state TV did not specify whether the area hit was a military zone.

Source: anews

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