Israeli fighter jets strike airport on the Lebanon-Syria border - report
This attack was reportedly carried out in a similar fashion to the one reported two hours prior in another airport situated on the Syrian side of the border.
Israeli fighter jets attacked an airport in Lebanon's north-eastern border with Syria, Israeli media reported on Saturday, citing Lebanese media outlets.
The strike is thus far unconfirmed.
This attack was reportedly carried out in a similar fashion to the one reported two hours prior in another airport situated on the Syrian side of the border.
Syrian air defense fires at Israeli plane in northern Syria
Arab media outlets stated that aircraft struck the outskirts of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali in Syria, along the border of Lebanon.
Additionally, the Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al-Akhbar had earlier reported that Syria had fired two interceptor missiles that exploded in the airspace above the northern portion of the country on Friday.
مراسل «الأخبار»: انفجار صاروخين اعتراضيين في أجواء بلدة القصر ومعبر مطربا عند الحدود اللبنانية - السورية أطلقها الجيش السوري باتجاه طائرات إسرائيلية استهدفت مطار الضبعة في الشمال الشرقي لمدينة القصير السورية
— جريدة الأخبار - Al-Akhbar (@AlakhbarNews) August 2, 2024
The explosions were reported above the towns of Al-Qasr and Mutariba near the Lebanon-Syria border.
The report claimed they were attempting to intercept Israeli planes that had launched an airstrike on the Dabaa Airport north of Al Qusayr.
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