Israeli Warplanes Strike Targets In Syria

BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian state media and an opposition war monitor say Israeli warplanes fired missiles toward military positions in central Syria. State news agency SANA said Israeli warplanes launched the missiles early Thursday while flying over Lebanon’s airspace. SANA reported that all the missiles were shot down by Syrian air defenses before reaching their targets. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, says the warplanes struck two air bases in the central province of Homs. There was no immediate comment from Israel. Israel has repeatedly struck Iran-linked targets in Syria in recent years and has warned against any permanent Iranian presence on the frontier.