1 killed, 6 injured in Israeli missile attack on northwest Syria
Israel fired missiles toward northwest Syria early Wednesday, killing one person and wounding six, AP reported, citing Syrian state media.
It was the first Israeli attack on Syria since a missile fired by Damascus struck deep inside Israel two weeks ago.
The missiles struck locations in the northwestern towns of Haffeh and Masyaf, state TV said. Syrian air defense units responded to the missile attacks, the report said, without giving further details.
State media later quoted an unnamed military official as saying a plastic factory and other points were struck in Syria’s coastal region. It added that Syrian air defense units shot down some of the Israeli missiles before they reached their targets.
It said the dead and wounded were civilians, including a woman and her son.