Published : 14-04-2019
Syrian state media said the Israeli army carried out an air strike on military targets near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday.
Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel Air Force jets fired missiles while flying from Lebanese airspace, destroying several buildings and injuring a number of people.
“Around 2:30 am (2330 GMT Friday) … the Israeli air force carried out a strike targeting one of our military positions in the town of Masyaf,” SANA quoted a military source as saying.
“The enemy missiles were dealt with and some of them were shot down before reaching their target, resulting in the damage of a few buildings and the injury of three fighters,” SANA said.
The strike also targeted sites run the Syrian military and the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) in Hama, west of Syria.
Medical sources said 23 people have been evacuated to Masyaf Hospital in Hama.
PLA reported no injuries among its forces.
According to AGPS data, 277 PLA fighters have been pronounced dead in war-torn Syria.
Syrian state media said the Israeli army carried out an air strike on military targets near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday.
Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel Air Force jets fired missiles while flying from Lebanese airspace, destroying several buildings and injuring a number of people.
“Around 2:30 am (2330 GMT Friday) … the Israeli air force carried out a strike targeting one of our military positions in the town of Masyaf,” SANA quoted a military source as saying.
“The enemy missiles were dealt with and some of them were shot down before reaching their target, resulting in the damage of a few buildings and the injury of three fighters,” SANA said.
The strike also targeted sites run the Syrian military and the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) in Hama, west of Syria.
Medical sources said 23 people have been evacuated to Masyaf Hospital in Hama.
PLA reported no injuries among its forces.
According to AGPS data, 277 PLA fighters have been pronounced dead in war-torn Syria.
