Syria confirms: Israel targeted military facility, killing two. Incident comes amid massive Israeli anti-Hezbollah drill, weeks after outgoing air force chief admits Israel attacks weapons convoys.
The Israeli military struck Thursday a chemical arms plant in Syria, foreign media reports claimed. The Syrian army general command confirmed in a statement the attack on what they called a military facility, and said that two people were killed and extensive damage was caused. Israel refused to comment on the reports.
صور – النظام السوري يعلن مقتل 2 من جنوده في قصف إسرائيلي على ريف حماة pic.twitter.com/andBhSmrR7
— وكالة شهاب (@ShehabAgency) September 7, 2017
A Syrian military statement said that at 2:40 A.M. Israeli warplanes struck the site from within Lebanese airspace. In a statement, the Syrian army said the Israeli warplanes fired several missiles while in Lebanese air space, and warned of the “dangerous repercussions of such hostile acts on the security and stability of the region.”
#BREAKING : Israel Airstrikes now on #Syria Regime Technology (chemical) building in #Hama pic.twitter.com/S24ZknPQv1
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 7, 2017
Syrian opposition members claimed that four Israeli warplanes were involved in the strike, which would be the first since a ceasefire was reached between the Assad regime and Syrian rebels in July.
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