CAIRO (Sputnik) – Israel has carried out strikes on air defense facilities in southern Syria, causing material damage, the Syrian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
«Today at 02:55 [local time, 23:55 GMT on Thursday], the Israeli enemy launched a rocket attack from the occupied Palestinian territories on an air defense position in the south of the country, material damage was caused as a result of the attack,» the ministry said in a statement.
Mideast situation escalated in April with Israel striking Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus, Syria and Iran retaliating with first-ever attack on Israeli territory.
On Friday morning, Israel conducted series of strikes on Iranian infrastructure, according to various sources. Israeli defenfe forces declined to comment on the matter, CNN reports.
