Israel carried out airstrikes against an airbase in northeastern Syria on Sunday evening, killing two soldiers and wounding three others, Syrian media reported.
There was no comment from the Israel Defense Forces, in line with its policy of not generally commenting on air raids in the country.
The strike came just days after Israeli missiles allegedly targeted a convoynear the Syria-Iraq border, reportedly leaving at least 10 people dead, including a number of Iranian fighters. That strike was said to target trucks carrying fuel and possibly weapons from Iran to Lebanon.
According to Syria’s Sham FM radio station, in Sunday’s strike Israeli jets targeted the Shayrat Airbase, south of the city of Homs.
Military sources speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity said the strikes had targeted a runway. The sources cited by the news agency said the airbase had recently been used by Iranian forces.
Syria’s state-run broadcaster SANA, citing a military source, said two soldiers were killed and three were wounded, and unspecified damage was caused to the site that was struck.
Images shared on social media appeared to show a large fireball and prolonged secondary explosions following the attack.
SANA claimed Syrian air defenses managed to intercept several of the Israeli missiles in Sunday’s strike. Syria regularly claims to intercept Israeli missiles, though military analysts doubt such assertions.
Israeli strikes have continued in Syrian airspace, which is largely controlled by Russia, even as Jerusalem’s ties with Moscow have deteriorated in recent months. Israel has found itself at odds with Russia as it has increasingly supported Ukraine while seeking to maintain freedom of movement in Syria’s skies.
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