The recent Israeli missile strike on Syria may have targeted Iranian facilities, including a missile production base. This was reported by The Times of Israel, which suggested that the strike was aimed at Iranian installations in Syria.
“The Masyaf area, west of Hama, is believed to be a base for Iranian forces and pro-Iranian militias. In recent years, it has been repeatedly targeted by attacks widely attributed to Israel,” the report noted.
The publication further claimed that the area houses a research and development center known as CERS or SSRC, which, according to Israeli sources, is used by Iranian forces to manufacture precision surface-to-surface missiles.
As of now, the Israel Defense Forces have not commented on the missile strike.
Earlier reports from the Syrian state news agency SANA indicated that Israeli strikes killed at least five civilians and injured 19 others. According to Faisal Heidar, director of Al-Mashfa al-Watani Hospital in Hama, most of the casualties were from the town of Masyaf. The strikes targeted military industrial sites, weapons depots in Wadi al-Uyun, Masyaf, and Salamiya, and attacked a convoy carrying military equipment and drones near Tartus, where Shiite militias allied with the Syrian army are based.
A source from the Syrian Defense Ministry told SANA that Syrian air defense forces responded to “an aggressive attack by the Israeli enemy,” intercepting some of the missiles before they reached their targets.
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Based on materials from TASS