DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state television reported on Tuesday that Israeli missiles targeted Syrian army positions south of the capital Damascus, causing material damage but no casualties. †
The TV quoted an unnamed military official as saying Israeli warplanes fired several missiles before midnight Monday as they flew over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It added that Syrian air defenses have shot down most of the missiles.
There was no comment on the attack from Israel.
According to Syrian state media, Israeli missiles targeted central Syria on May 13, killing five people, including a civilian, and setting fires in farmlands in the area.
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes against targets in Syria over the years, but rarely recognizes or discusses such operations. It says it is targeting bases of Iran-affiliated militias, such as Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group, which has deployed fighters in Syria and is fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government forces, as well as arms shipments believed to be they are destined for the militias.
