Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit factory on Syrian coast
The attack was the first since a missile from Syria landed near an Israeli nuclear reactor last month.
More suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Syria early this morning.
Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack at around 2:20 a.m. local time in the coastal region of Latakia. One civilian died and six others were injured. The Syrian military downed some of the missiles, but the strike hit a civilian plastic factory, according to the official Syrian state media outlet SANA.
Images and video obtained by SANA showed significant material damage to a building as well as a fire at the site. Other videos of the strike on social media also showed a large fire.
The Syrian government regularly attributes airstrikes in the country to the Israeli military, but Israel rarely confirms its involvement in foreign operations. The strikes typically target Syrian and Iranian military positions in the country.
