JERUSALEM – Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported an Israeli attack targeting a military base south of Damascus about two hours after President Trump announced a decision to withdraw from the international nuclear agreement with Iran.
The reports of explosions also come after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday placed Israel’s northern communities on high alert with the IDF detecting “irregular Iranian activity” and “abnormal movements of Iranian forces in Syria.”
Syrian state-run media is reporting an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus, saying Syrian air defenses shot down two missiles.The official news agency SANA says Tuesday night’s attack occurred in the countryside in Kisweh, just south of Damascus.
The Times of Israel, citing local Syrian reports, noted the area of el-Kiswah, where the blasts were heard, has previously been identified as the site for a potential Iranian military base.
An IDF spokesperson would not comment on the reports of an Israeli strike in Syria. Israel has a policy of not commenting on military strikes beyond the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
