The Israeli Air Force carried out a raid on Sunday against positions controlled by government forces in areas of central Syria, the Syrian news agency SANA reported.
The agency did not report whether the raid had any casualties.
Syrian anti-aircraft defenses countered an Israeli airstrike today in the country's central region, Syrian state media reported.
The Israeli enemy carried out an airstrike against Syrian positions in several locations, including Masyaf, located in the central province of Hama, the agency said without specifying the targets targeted.
The Syrian anti-aircraft defense was activated, it added.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Israeli air force targeted weapons depots and research centers to deploy missiles and drones belonging to the Syrian government in three locations in Hama province.
Several explosions were heard in these areas, added the NGO, which has an extensive network of sources in the war-torn country.
According to the Observatory, Iranian militias as well as Lebanese Hezbollah have a presence in the three targeted locations controlled by government forces.
Iran and Hezbollah, which militarily aid Damascus, are the sworn enemies of Israel, a neighboring country of Syria and Lebanon.
According to SANA, Israeli aircraft fired their missiles while flying over the territory of northern Lebanon, on the border with Syria.
Since the start of the war in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in its neighboring country, targeting positions of the Syrian army, Iranian forces and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
Israel rarely comments on its strikes against Syria, but says it will not allow Iran to expand its influence in Syria
The war in Syria, which has erupted from a crackdown on pro-democracy protests, has claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 people, destroyed the country's infrastructure and displaced millions.
Source: CNA
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