ISTANBUL 

Property damage was reported Tuesday following an Israeli attack on Homs province in central Syria, according to the Syrian state news agency, SANA.

The attack targeted two villages in the northern and western countryside, said the agency.

The agency later quoted an unnamed military source who said, “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the direction of northern Lebanon, targeting two sites in Homs countryside, resulting in material losses."

The source did not provide details, and there has been no statement from Israel on the attack.

Israel, which rarely comments on military operations, has conducted airstrikes in Syria since 2011, with a focus on targets belonging to Iranian and Syrian forces, and the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah.

The latest strikes highlight continuing regional tensions amid Israel’s military offensives in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.​​​​​​​

Israel has continued a deadly offensive on Gaza since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, in October 2023. The ensuing response by Israel has killed more than 44,230 victims, mostly women and children, and injured north of 104,600.

The conflict has spread to Lebanon, with Israel launching deadly strikes across the country in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah since the start of the onslaught in Gaza.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala