The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, at dawn on Saturday, that Israel carried out aerial bombardment on sites in Al-Ghasula farms near Damascus International Airport And the vicinity of Al-Sayeda Zainab and Al-Kiswa area in the countryside of Damascus, where militias loyal to Iran are stationed.
He added that the attack resulted in 7 deaths, including 2 Iranian militiamen.
rocket bursts
However, a military source in the Syrian regime’s army reported that 5 Syrian soldiers were killed in the Israeli air attack, according to what the Syrian news agency “SANA” reported.
The source said, “Israel carried out an air attack with rockets from the northeastern direction of Lake Tiberias, targeting Damascus International Airport and some points south of the city of Damascus.”
Human and material losses
“Our air defenses confronted the missiles and shot down most of them, and the attack led to the death of five soldiers and some material losses,” he added.
It is noteworthy that the Israeli targeting of Syrian territories is the 25th during the year 2022.
missile factories
This escalation comes following Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz accused Iran, on Monday, of turning military sites in Syria into missile factories.
Gantz said that Syrian military facilities are used to manufacture precision-guided missiles for the Lebanese Hezbollah and other Iranian factions in the region.
continuous escalation
Israel intensified its raids on important Iranian military sites inside Syrian territory, and in the vicinity of the international airports of Damascus and Aleppo.
These targets coincide with Iran’s transfer of weapons and ammunition, including air defenses and drones, to Syria, and storing them in warehouses in a number of Syrian cities, including the Masyaf area, west of Hama.
Hundreds of raids
Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, Israeli warplanes have launched hundreds of air strikes on Syria, and the raids have targeted Syrian regime army sites and Iranian and Lebanese Hezbollah military targets. Israel rarely confirms the implementation of strikes in Syria, while saying that it will continue to confront attempts Iran is consolidating its presence and military position in Syria.
