Explosions rocked a military site in the southern Homs countryside, coinciding with Israeli airstrikes targeting a missile battalion in Jdeideh al-Sharqiya, near Homs city. No casualties were reported, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Tuesday evening.
The Observatory reported that in a previous attack, "Israeli warplanes targeted the 175th Regiment in Izraa with several airstrikes, coinciding with an airstrike targeting the 132nd Brigade in Daraa city, which led to violent explosions that shook the area."
Israeli warplanes targeted the 132nd Brigade in Daraa with several airstrikes, sparking flames and prompting the dispatch of ambulances and fire trucks to the site.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the deaths of four people in Daraa, including three civilians and a member of the Military Operations Directorate, in addition to several others wounded.
Since the beginning of this year, the Observatory has documented 31 Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, including 29 airstrikes and two ground attacks. These attacks resulted in the damage and destruction of approximately 40 targets, including weapons and ammunition depots, headquarters, centers, and vehicles.
These strikes resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including five members of the Military Operations Department, and the injury of another. Five civilians were also killed, in addition to two unidentified Lebanese nationals.
The Israeli airstrikes were distributed as follows: 1 Aleppo with 7 strikes, 9 Damascus countryside, 3 Sweida, one of which was targeted with 4 strikes, 3 Homs countryside, including two that targeted the Syrian-Lebanese border, 4 Quneitra countryside, 4 Daraa, 1 Tartus, 2 Damascus; according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Syria: Israeli shelling targets military sites in the Homs countryside.