Syria state media says Israeli strikes target Damascus, Hama areas
"Israeli warplanes also launched strikes targeting... the Hama military airport," said the Britain-based Observatory, reporting unspecified casualties there.
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syrian state media said Israel on Wednesday struck near a defence research centre in northern Damascus and near Hama, as a war monitor reported strikes targeting two central Syrian military airports.
"An Israeli occupation aircraft strike targeted the vicinity of the scientific research building" in Damascus's Barzeh neighbourhood, the SANA news agency said.
It also reported an Israeli raid targeting "the vicinity of the city of Hama" in central Syria, without specifying what was hit.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor reported Israeli strikes in several areas, including targeting the research centre in Damascus.
"Israeli warplanes also launched strikes targeting... the Hama military airport," said the Britain-based Observatory, reporting unspecified casualties there.
Israeli warplanes additionally "targeted the vicinity of the T4 military airport in Homs province", also in central Syria, said the Observatory, which relies on a network of sources inside Syria.
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on military sites in Syria since Islamist-led forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, saying it wants to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of the new authorities, whom it considers jihadists.
In the days after Assad's fall on December 8, the Observatory reported Israeli strikes targeting the research centre in Barzeh.
Western countries including the United States had previously struck the defence ministry facility in 2018, saying it was related to Syria's "chemical weapons infrastructure".
Last month, Israel said it struck the T4 military base twice, targeting military capabilities at the site.
On Thursday, Syrian state media said Israeli strikes targeted the coastal Latakia province, with the Observatory saying munitions depots were hit.
