Last Updated on 09/09/2024 by Arun jain
At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in overnight airstrikes in western Syria, Syrian state news media and an independent agency reported Monday, in what appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest waves of attacks in months.
The Syrian state-run news agency, SANA, blamed Israel for the attack near the town of Masyaf. It quoted Faisal Haider, director of the Masyaf hospital, as saying that 43 people were injured, including six in a critical condition.
Israel’s military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group that monitors the war in Syria, said on Sunday that the strike hit the site of a scientific research institute in Masyaf. He later said 18 people were killed, including eight Syrian fighters and four civilians. It was not possible to independently confirm the report.
in the past, Israel has admitted to hundreds of attacks on targets in Syria that it says are linked to Iran. A series of airstrikes in March near The northern Syrian city of Aleppo At least 44 people were killed, including 36 Syrian soldiers and seven members of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militia backed by Iran, the Observatory said.
Tehran’s government provides support and weapons A network of proxy militias Those fighting Israel, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthi militia in Yemen.
Israel and Iran have been waging a secret war for decades, but attacks have occurred across borders increased Since Israel’s military offensive in Gaza began in response to a Hamas-led offensive last October.
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