An Israeli attack on the port city of Latakia, on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, It caused a fire early on Thursday, the Syrian state news agency Sana reported. Firefighters were working to extinguish the flames, Sana added.
Two people were injured and several private properties were damaged, state media reported, citing a military statement.
Syrian state television reported that the country’s air defensesThey had engaged Israeli targets over Latakia.
Israel has been attacking targets linked to Iran in Syria for years, but it has intensified them since the October 7 attack last year by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israeli territory.
