Israel Strikes Syria With Surface-To-Surface Missiles

Beirut, Feb 17: Israel has attacked Syrian facilities south of Damascus with surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Army Command said on Thursday. “On Wednesday, at 23:35 [21:35 GMT], Israel carried out several strikes on facilities near the settlement of Zakyah with surface-to-surface missiles from the occupied Golan Heights,” the army said in a statement.

According to the statement, the strikes resulted in material damage. From time to time, Israel carries out attacks on Syria saying its operations are aimed at countering the Iranian military presence in the Arab republic. Damascus condemns such attacks as violations of the Syrian national sovereignty.