Syria claims Israeli airstrikes occurred at same time as rebel attacks
The Syrian government said Israel fired missiles into the country on two separate occasions this week.
The Syrian government has again linked Israeli airstrikes in the country to operations by rebel forces.
At around 1:13 a.m. local time Thursday, Israel fired several missiles at the Al-Qusayr area of Homs province in western Syria, close to the Lebanese border. The strikes caused material damages and Syrian air defense forces downed some of the missiles, Syria’s official SANA news outlet reported.
Later on Thursday, Syria’s Foreign Ministry claimed in a statement to SANA that the attack coincided with “terrorist attacks” in the Aleppo countryside in northern Syria and Turkey cutting off water in Hasakah in the northeast.
Israel is suspected of carrying out regular airstrikes against Syrian and Iran-backed military targets in the country, though Israel rarely confirms such news. Thursday’s airstrikes were the second this week after Israel also purportedly fired missiles at targets outside of Aleppo on Monday.
