Israel downs flying object from Syria as Iran vows revenge
Israel has struck Syria three times in the past four days, killing officers in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Israel downed an unidentified flying object from Syria on Sunday, after firing missiles at Syrian and Iran-backed military targets earlier in the day. Tensions are high after several suspected Israeli attacks on Syria in recent days.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Twitter at 3:04 p.m. ET that an “unknown air piece” entered Israeli airspace from Syria. The object was downed and “did not pose any danger at any point,” according to him.
The incident followed a suspected Israeli missile attack on Syria early Sunday morning. Syria’s official news outlet SANA reported that Israel fired missiles at targets in the central city of Homs and surrounding areas, injuring five Syrian army personnel. Syrian air defenses shot down some of the missiles, according to SANA.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the suspected Israeli attack on Sunday hit a weapons warehouse used by the Iran-backed Lebanese military organization Hezbollah. Two “Iranian-backed militiamen” were killed, while five Syrian air defense soldiers were injured, according to the observatory.
