Advertisement

Updated November 17th, 2021 at 13:31 IST

Syria reports Israel attack south of Damascus, no casualties

Syria’s state-run media said Israel carried out an attack on the country’s south early Wednesday with two missiles targeting an empty house and causing no casualties

| Image:self
Advertisement

Syria’s state-run media said Israel carried out an attack on the country’s south early Wednesday with two missiles targeting an empty house and causing no casualties

The missiles came from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and aimed at the building south of the capital Damascus, the state-run news agency SANA said. It said Syria’s defense systems intercepted one of the incoming missiles. The attack caused no losses, the agency said.

Israel carries out raids on Syria mostly during nighttime. Wednesday’s raid occurred shortly after midnight, SANA said.

Israel has staged hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled Syria over the years but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.

Israel has acknowledged, however, that it is targeting bases of Iran-allied militias, such as the powerful Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. It says it is going after posts and arms shipments believed to be bound for the groups. Hezbollah is fighting on the side of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces in the decade-old civil war.

Israel says Iranian presence on its northern frontier is a red line, justifying its strikes on facilities and weapons inside Syria.

Advertisement

Published November 17th, 2021 at 13:31 IST

Your Voice. Now Direct.

Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending Quicks

France has approached 46 countries for the possible provision of over 2,000 police officers and several military personnel.
a few seconds ago
After Supriya Shrinate, Another Congress Leader Insults Women
16 minutes ago
Delhi Rains: Hailstorm and Heavy Rains in Gurgaon on Friday, Thunderstorms Predicted Until March 31
18 minutes ago
Russian Volunteer Corps
18 minutes ago
Force Motors' Q2 results
18 minutes ago
Crew
18 minutes ago
Lok Sabha Elections 2024
20 minutes ago
Congress Press Conference
23 minutes ago
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir
25 minutes ago
Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey: ‘Anti-India’ Bangladesh Journalist Who Questioned US, UN on Arvind Kejriwal
25 minutes ago
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Whatsapp logo