Israel says having struck 2 air bases in central Syria

JERUSALEM – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it struck “military strategic capabilities” at the Palmyra and Tiyas (T4) military air bases in central Syria’s Homs Governorate on Friday night.

Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported that Israeli air force intelligence had tracked the weapons and strategic capabilities at the bases, which were under the control of the Assad regime and collapsed in early December last year.

According to the channel, Israeli warplanes destroyed these capabilities in a broad strike to continue to maintain the air force’s air superiority in the region.

The IDF added that it will continue to act to remove any threat posed to the citizens of Israel.

Israel’s Haaretz newspaper cited Arab media outlets as saying that two Syrian Defense Ministry personnel were wounded in the attack.

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