Military position in sight?
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes
October 10, 2024, 7:18 a.m
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Israel already has numerous fronts. Syrian state media are now also reporting on attacks by the Israeli army. An “Iranian car factory” and an area with air defense systems and government troops are said to have been attacked.
In Syria, Israel has attacked targets in the central provinces of Homs and Hama, according to Syrian state media. During the night there were Israeli air strikes on a car factory in the industrial area of Hassia in Homs province and on a military position in Hama, the state news agency Sana reported, citing a military source. There was only material damage.
Citing the manager of the industrial area, Sana further reported that the airstrike targeted not only a factory, but also vehicles “loaded with medical and relief supplies.” This led to a “large fire” which was fought by firefighters.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an “Iranian car factory” in Hassia was “directly” attacked. The attacks in Hama affected an area where there are air defense systems and government troops. The information provided by the UK-based Observatory, which draws its information from a network of sources in Syria, is difficult to independently verify.
Israel rarely provides information about attacks in Syria, but repeatedly emphasizes that it will not allow Iran’s presence in Syria to expand. Hezbollah’s protective power Iran carried out a large-scale rocket attack on Israel last Tuesday evening. Tehran justified this, among other things, with the killing of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah in a southern suburb of Beirut.
Hezbollah is firmly anchored in the Bekaa Valley, which borders Syria, as well as in southern Lebanon and in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The heavily armed Shiite militia supported by Iran is also expanding its influence in Syria. She has been fighting on the side of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in the civil war for years. The militia relies on its ally in Damascus to transport weapons from Iran.