According to a report, the Israeli defence force confirmed that it hit Syrian air defence sites in response to an anti aircraft missile which flew into Israeli air space and exploded, the targets included a Syrian radar and air defence batteries. Reportedly, the typical air defence unit is a battery with two to twelve guns or missiles.
According to the report, a military source told the Syrian news agency, Sana that airstrikes were launched from over Lebanon Tuesday night, followed by an attack from the Golan heights, a bone of contention between Syria and Israel. Reportedly, authorities are examining the results of the attack.
According to the report, one of the locations hit was Jamraya, home to a number of Syria’s military sites. Reportedly, a number of weapons, including chemical weapons are developed and stored at the site. According to the report, the airstrike comes a little over a week after an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted thought to be military sites near Damascus.
Reportedly, in April a Syrian air defence missile fell near the Israeli city of Dimona after it was fired towards Israeli air force jets during an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting Syria, and in September a Syrian airforce missile exploded off the coast of Tel Aviv, shrapnel was found within the city.
Reportedly, according to independent flight trackers a series of cargo flights on airlines used to transport iranian weapons have travelled between Iran and Syria in recent weeks. Reportedly, according to the open-source intelligence social media account, Intelli Times an Iranian cargo vessel docked at the Latakia port, north west Syria, the port was targeted by two Israeli strikes in December.