1 killed, 4 injured in new Israeli nighttime airstrikes on Syrian targets

By Ahmed Asmar

At least one person was killed and four injured late Friday in Israeli airstrikes on several locations in Syria, challenging international and regional demands to stop aggression on the country.

Syrian state news agency, SANA, reported that Israeli warplanes carried out a raid in the vicinity of Shatha village in Hama province in the northwest, injuring four victims.

The strikes on the outskirts of Harasta in the Damascus countryside province in the southwest, left one dead, said SANA.

The broadcaster added that more airstrikes hit areas near the towns of Muthabin and Izraa in Daraa province in the south.

The strikes come hours after Israeli warplanes struck an area in Damascus near the presidential palace, indicating a new escalation against Syria.

Israel has occupied Syria’s demilitarized buffer zone since December, following the ouster of the Bashar al-Assad regime that ended the 1974 disengagement agreement without a withdrawal timeline.

Syria’s new administration, led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, has condemned Israel’s actions as violations of the country’s sovereignty and demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces.