Israel carried out airstrikes in the province of Homs in central Syria, Syrian state media reported, quoted by Reuters.
Tel Aviv said the strikes were aimed at reducing the transfer of weapons from Iran to the Lebanese group “Hezbollah” through Syria. Syrian media reports that air defense intercepted "enemy targets" over the province of Homs. The Israeli military did not respond to Reuters' request for comment. Israel has been striking Iran-linked targets in Syria for years, but the number has increased since Israel was attacked on October 7, 2023. from the group “Hamas“.
The Lebanese Islamist movement "Hezbollah" said earlier today that it had struck with combat drones against the general headquarters of the Israeli army in Tel Aviv, where the Ministry of Defense is located, AFP reported.
In a statement, the pro-Iranian movement said it carried out an "air attack with combat drones against the Ha Kiriya government complex (where the Defense Ministry building and the Israeli General Staff are located) in the city of Tel Aviv". For its part, the Israeli military said it had intercepted 40 projectiles fired from Lebanon today, including at least two drones. No one was injured in the attacks, according to the same source.
The Israeli armed forces, which say they want to neutralize Hezbollah to return displaced residents of northern Israel bordering Lebanon, did not specify which sites were targeted. A military spokesman emphasized that it "does not comment on the claims of "Hezbollah".
Yesterday, the Lebanese Islamist movement, against which Israel has been waging an open war since September 23, claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on an air base south of Tel Aviv. "Hezbollah" daily claims responsibility for rocket and drone attacks against northern Israel, and sometimes against the central parts of the country, which include Tel Aviv. "Hezbollah" claims to be acting in support of the Palestinian movement "Hamas" in the Gaza Strip, which has been at war with Israel since October 7, 2023, the day of the unprecedented attack by "Hamas" on Israeli territory, AFP recalls.