by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Syrian media reported that at least 16 people were killed overnight between Sunday and Monday in what is described as the “most extensive” attack since the Gaza war began last year. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, six sites across four provinces—Damascus, Homs, Hama, and Tartus—were targeted.
The first wave of airstrikes targeted the area near Masyaf in western Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based opposition group, one strike hit a scientific research center in Masyaf, while others struck locations where “Iranian militias and experts are stationed to develop weapons in Syria.”
Israel has accused Iran of using the scientific research center in Masyaf to develop weapons and missiles for its allied regional militias, including Hezbollah.
According to state-run media SANA, “Around 11:30 p.m., the Israeli enemy carried out an airstrike from the northwest direction of Lebanon, targeting several military sites.”
A second wave of attacks followed around 2:00 a.m. in the coastal city of Tartus.
Since the Gaza war began in October, over 180 strikes in Syria have been attributed to Israel, marking an increase compared to recent years, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) nonprofit and the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies.
The Israeli military has not commented on the recent strikes. Israel has conducted hundreds of attacks in Syria in recent years, usually targeting Syrian forces or Iranian-backed groups, though it rarely confirms these operations. Israel has pledged to prevent Iran’s military presence in Syria, a key route for sending weapons to Hezbollah.
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