DAMASCUS (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Multiple Israeli strikes on Syria’s Hama countryside late on Sunday killed at least 14 civilians, Syrian state media reported, with sources saying the attacks targeted a major military research center.
The attack on Sunday also sparked a fire and caused material damage near the city of Masyaf, west of Hama, according to SANA, Syria’s official news agency.
A local health official quoted by Syria’s state news agency said 43 people were also injured, including six critically, following Sunday’s strikes.
Two regional intelligence sources said a major military research center located near Misyaf was hit several times.
An unidentified security official told SANA that Israel launched an “aerial aggression” from Lebanese airspace against several Syrian military installments.
The source added that Syrian air defenses confronted and shot down some of the missiles.
Since Oct. 7, Israel has escalated its airstrikes on Syria, killing and injuring dozens of people.
In the highest-profile attack on Syria since the war on Gaza began, Israeli warplanes bombed an Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus in April.
Iran launched a direct attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles in April in response to the Israeli bombing of its consulate.
