In Latakia, which lies by the Mediterranean Sea, firefighters are working to extinguish fires. State television reported that the country’s air defense collided with Israeli targets over Latakia. Secondary explosions from the site were reported on social networks, which indicated a possible hit to ammunition depots.
The Reuters agency reminds that Israel has been carrying out strikes in Syria against targets with ties to Iran for several years, but such airstrikes intensified after October 7 last year, when the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas carried out a brutal attack in southern Israel.
This ignited the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The conflict has gradually expanded, and in recent weeks Israel has also focused on an offensive against the militant Shiite movement Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
In Yemen, from where the pro-Iranian rebel Houthis have often attacked ships in the Red Sea since the start of the Israeli offensive against Hamas, during the night US forces struck, among other things, their weapons warehouses. The relevant media reports were also confirmed by the Pentagon, which specified that American forces carried out precise strikes against five underground weapons depots in areas under the control of the Houthis.
“US forces have targeted several Houthi underground facilities with various weapon components of the types used by the Houthis to attack civilian and military vessels in the region,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. According to him, invisible B-2 bombers also took part in the raids.
Al-Masíra television, belonging to the Houthis, reported that early morning US-British airstrikes targeted the Yemeni capital Sana’a and the city of Saada.