Israel’s air force launched a raid against a facility on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Baniya, causing material damage, a source close to the armed forces told the official Syrian news agency SANA in the early hours of the morning.

The Israeli armed forces have launched hundreds of bombings in Syria since the war broke out in that country in 2011, targeting mainly facilities or members of organizations close to Iran, especially the Lebanese Hezbollah, Iranian military “advisers”, as well as elements of the Syrian army. They rarely comment publicly on the bombings they launch in the country on a case-by-case basis, but they often declare that they will not allow Iran, the sworn enemy of the Jewish state, to further increase its presence and influence on the territory of Syria.

Operations of this nature proliferated after the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip on October 7.

On April 13, Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack on Israel, launching more than 350 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, most of which were shot down by Israel with the help of the US and other allies, including Britain. of France and Jordan. It was in retaliation — Tehran said it was “legitimate defense” — for the deadly bombing that leveled the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. The Islamic Republic blamed him on Israel, which neither confirmed nor denied it.