Syrians inspect damage at the site of Sunday night's Israeli strikes on the outskirts of Masyaf, in Syria's central Hama province, September 9, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
One of the deadliest airstrikes in Syria since Oct. 7, 2023, occurred overnight from Sunday, September 8, to Monday, September 9, killing 25 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Syria's state-run news agency, SANA, reported 18 deaths and 37 injuries in central Syria, blaming Israel for launching the strikes from northwest Lebanon at around 11:20 p.m. Read also: At least 18 dead, including three civilians, in Israeli strikes on Syria The attack targeted five military sites and a scientific research center in Massyaf, all located in Hama's countryside. Some analysts believe the strikes aimed to preempt an expected Iranian retaliation for the July 31 assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political bureau, in Tehran. Iran has vowed a "severe" response, though negotiations on a cease-fire in...
One of the deadliest airstrikes in Syria since Oct. 7, 2023, occurred overnight from Sunday, September 8, to Monday, September 9, killing 25 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Syria's state-run news agency, SANA, reported 18 deaths and 37 injuries in central Syria, blaming Israel for launching the strikes from northwest Lebanon at around 11:20 p.m. Read also: At least 18 dead, including three civilians, in Israeli strikes on Syria The attack targeted five military sites and a scientific research center in Massyaf, all located in Hama's countryside. Some analysts believe the strikes aimed to preempt an expected Iranian retaliation for the July 31 assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political bureau, in Tehran. Iran has vowed a "severe" response, though negotiations on a cease-fire in...